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Affordable Care Act premiums are set to rise. A new survey shows enrollees are already struggling

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Affordable Care Act premiums are set to rise. A new survey shows enrollees are already struggling

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fifty-two-year-old Dinam Bigny went into debt and had to get a roommate this year, in part because of health insurance premiums that cost him nearly $900 a month. Next year, those monthly fees will increase by $200 — an increase significant enough that the program manager in Aldie, Va., is resigned to … Read more

Frustrated GOP barrels over key health insurance vote with no clear plan

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Frustrated GOP barrels over key health insurance vote with no clear plan

Some Senate Republicans are expressing frustration that their conference has been unable to unify behind a health care plan ahead of a vote next week on a Democratic proposal to extend health insurance premium subsidies that expire in January. Republicans are worried that subsidies, and health insurance and costs in general, could become a major … Read more