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Health care shoppers get added hours

by Carla K. Johnson The Associated Press December 24, 2013

The Obama administration allows one more day for people who want coverage to start on Jan. 1.

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Obama signs up through D.C. health care exchange

by Josh Lederman The Associated Press December 23, 2013

The White House said Obama selected a plan at the less-expensive ‘bronze’ level.

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White House extends health care deadline by one more day

by The Associated Press December 23, 2013

The extension is given after at least 850,000 visits on the final day, the highest number the website has seen.

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Junk insurance can still dupe customers

by Tony Pugh Mcclatchy Washington Bureau December 22, 2013

The renewed option to keep a health insurance policy if you like it leaves many with inadequate coverage.

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Judge orders continued life support for girl declared brain dead

by Terry Collins The Associated Press December 21, 2013

A California hospital is ordered to sustain a girl on a ventilator while an additional medical opinion is sought.

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Religious groups win injunction on health care contraception rule

by Tim Talley The Associated Press December 21, 2013

OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal judge granted an injunction Friday that prohibits the government from enforcing the federal health care law’s requirement that insurance coverage include access to the morning-after pill and similar contraceptives on almost 200 religious organizations that have filed a class-action lawsuit to block the mandate. The preliminary injunction issued by U.S. […]