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Thousands in Minn., N.D. will be eligible for health insurance subsidies

April 20, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO More than 69,000 North Dakotans and 459,000 Minnesotans will be eligible for premium tax credit subsidies to make health insurance more affordable next year under the Affordable Care Act. Continue Reading

Health insurance marketplace could bring more choice in ND

April 20, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO North Dakota’s health insurance market, long regarded as lacking stiff competition, will enter a new era when health reforms introduce a new marketplace next year. Continue Reading

THUNE: ObamaCare Continues to Drive Up Costs

April 1, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Even the Obama Administration has recently acknowledged that some people could see their premiums rise under the health care reform law.
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JOHNSON: Happy anniversary, health law

March 27, 2013 in The Daily Republic

On the recent third anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or health reform, I was reminded of the tens of thousands of South Dakotans who shared with me their personal experiences with the health care system prior to this law.
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OPINION: Bipartisan effort by Congress misguided

March 27, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Just because Republicans and Democrats agree on a particular policy doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a good one. Continue Reading

ND House embraces Obamacare

February 27, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK More than 20,000 more North Dakotans may have health insurance after members of the House voted Wednesday to expand Medicaid coverage to align with the federal requirement under the Affordable Care Act. Continue Reading

Lawmakers seek to protect SD insurance agents, commissions under Obamacare

January 29, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Under bill, any insurance sold through exchange would be required to keep agents’ commissions at current levels; national companies barred from SD’s exchange.
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Consumer alert: new healthcare markets on the way

January 28, 2013 in The Daily Republic

This fall, new insurance markets called exchanges will open in each state, marking the long-awaited and much-debated debut of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.
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Medicaid expansion bill has first hearing with House subcommittee

January 11, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK Gov. Jack Dalrymple said he thinks the politics associated with Obamacare should not deter the state from implementing a federally-funded Medicaid expansion, even though lawmakers from his own party say it isn’t a popular idea. Continue Reading

Cost unaffordable for some under Obamacare

December 3, 2012 in The Daily Republic

Woman who relied on hospital charity now faces premiums, deductibles for cancer treatment.
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