Affordable Care Act

Joe Biden Touts Obamacare Sign-Ups Hitting Record 21.3 Million as Donald Trump Vows Repeal

Joe Biden Touts Obamacare Sign-Ups Hitting Record 21.3 Million as Donald Trump Vows Repeal

President Joe Biden has praised the announcement that 21.3 million people have now signed up for 2024 Obamacare health insurance plans.

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The Obamacare Website Healthcare.gov is Getting Important Updates

Healthcare.gov opens for windows shopping starting on Sunday. The updates allow the health care consumers to see the cost and benefits of insurance plans for 2016.

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Two Harvard graduates make it easier to choose the right health plan thru data analysis

Two Harvard graduates, through their website, solve the challenge of choosing the right health plan in a labyrinth of health insurance coverage, rules, and companies.

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Apple's health tech takes early lead among top hospitals

Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) healthcare technology is spreading quickly among major U.S. hospitals, showing early promise as a way for doctors to monitor patients remotely and lower costs.

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Wal-Mart raises healthcare costs, cuts benefits for some part-timers

Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the biggest U.S. private sector employer, said on Tuesday that its 1.3 million workers would have to pay more for healthcare and it would end benefits for some part-time staff in a move that could prompt other companies to follow suit.

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Becton Dickinson to buy CareFusion for $12 billion in cash, stock

Medical equipment supplier Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX.N) has agreed to buy CareFusion Corp (CFN.N), a maker of infusion pumps and other medical devices, for $12.2 billion in cash and stock, marking the latest multibillion-dollar healthcare sector deal.

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Oklahoma-based anti-abortion firm Hobby Lobby stirs controversy by backing contraception makers

Oklahoma, US-based anti-abortion craft store chain Hobby Lobby stirred controversy by investing $73 million in Pfizer, Bayer, and other companies that make abortive drugs and contraception.

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US health insurance marketplace Gravie scores $10.5M in first funding round

Minneapolis, US-based health insurance marketplace Gravie scored $10,5 million in its first funding round which was led by Aberdare Ventures to help its clients understand their best option for coverage.

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TPG sees many opportunities in health-care cost containment

TPG Capital believes there are still many opportunities can still be found in the cost-saving goal of the country's current health-care reform, as stated by a principal at the megafirm.

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President Barack Obama aids fainting pregnant diabetic in speech

President Barack Obama caught a pregnant woman while he was making his speech about the Affordable Care Act in the Rose Garden.

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Report cites some financial effects of a government shutdown

As the US Capitol registered no activity on the possibility of a government shutdown, a report outlined some possible financial effects if it finally occurred.

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