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Curious About Obamacare? Avoid Fake Health Care Exchange Websites
(CBS Charlotte) — The internet gives us access to a plethora of information — information that would otherwise be a lot harder to obtain, and Obamacare is no exception. The Health Exchanges officially...
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Many Insured SC Residents Must Buy New Health Plan
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nearly a month into the health care rollout, at least one group tasked with helping South Carolina’s uninsured sign up for coverage in 2014 hasn’t been able to assist anyone...
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Report: 700K In NC Could Get Insurance Tax Breaks
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A new analysis estimates that nearly 700,000 North Carolina residents will be eligible for tax breaks that cut the cost of buying private health insurance on the new marketplaces...
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SC Man’s Case Prompts Security Concerns In DC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man says he wants his personal information removed from the federal health care marketplace after it inadvertently went to a man in North Carolina trying to log...
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Botched NC Traffic Alert Warns Of ‘Women Drivers, Rain, Obama Care’
Raleigh, N.C. (CBS CHARLOTTE) – The North Carolina Department of Transportation sent out a traffic alert, warning people of female drivers, rain and Obamacare. The North Carolina DOT sends out routine...
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Social Security In 1935: How Today’s Health Law Should Evolve
“If you like your health care plan, you’ll be able to keep your health care plan, period.” – President Barack Obama speaking before the American Medical Association on June 15, 2009 The president’s...
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5 Ways To Buy Health Insurance Without A Government Exchange
The heart of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Health Insurance Marketplace, opened on October 1, and offers Americans a new way to purchase health insurance, but it is not the only way. Many...
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Fewer Than 600 In SC Secured Health Coverage
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Federal officials say 572 South Carolinians managed to secure health insurance through the problem-plagued federal website in its first month. They were among 26,794 people...
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Three Glaring Changes Needed To Fix Obamacare
Written by Gillian Burdett via Examiner.com At a November 14 White house press briefing, President Obama acknowledged that “the roll out has been rough so far.” He was referring to the October 1 launch...
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NC’s Largest Insurer Asks For Hefty Rate Hikes To Keep Canceled Policies
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s largest health insurer said Tuesday it is asking for rate increases of between 16 percent and 24 percent to renew policies that would have been canceled for...
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Insurance Agency Offers Guidance On Dropped Plans
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolinians who lost their health policies under the federal health care law will soon learn whether they can keep their plan for another year after all. The state Insurance...
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Congressmen Hear From NC Opponents Of Health Law
GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — Opponents of the federal health care overhaul testified here Friday before congressional Republicans, a hearing that the law’s supporters called a political stunt. About 200...
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Obamacare Key Dates In 2014
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law March 2010. Over the ensuing three years, various provisions of the law have gone into effect. The newly created health insurance marketplaces opened...
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Dozen Insurers Will No Longer Write Health Policies In SC Due To Obamacare
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A dozen insurers will no longer write health policies in South Carolina, impacting more than 30,000 people, according to the state Insurance Department. Agency spokeswoman Ann...
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Election Watch: Will Obamacare Hurt Democrats In 2014?
A botched website launch, a you-can-keep-your-plan promise that didn’t quite pan out, fears of increasing premiums, decreasing choices, job cuts, death panels – these Obamacare memes make it hard to be...
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Obamacare Could Cost SC County Millions To Cover Volunteer Firefighters
LANCASTER COUNTY, S.C. (CBS Charlotte) — Obamacare could cost one South Carolina county millions of dollars if they are forced to offer coverage to volunteer firefighters. Under President Barack...
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House GOP Targets NC Dem Despite His Staunch Opposition To Obamacare
WASHINGTON (AP) — Listen carefully when Republicans say they can blame almost every House Democrat for the flaws of the health care overhaul. Rep. Mike McIntyre, D-N.C., is the exception. He’s never...
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Reversal On ACA Cancellations Gets Mixed Response
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A month after President Barack Obama announced people could keep insurance policies slated for cancellation under the federal health overhaul, the reversal has gotten a mixed...
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State AG’s Ask White House For Obamacare Meeting With Sebelius
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Attorneys general from South Carolina and Florida want the White House to facilitate a meeting with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius over their concerns about...
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Gov. Haley: ‘We Will Continue To Fight Obamacare Every Step Of The Way’
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s State of the State address has forecast what voters will hear on the campaign trail as the Republican leader seeks a second term. In her address...
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