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Navigating the Nonsense

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Trial Balloon · Ep. 189: Navigating the Nonsense

More Choices Come to Obamacare Exchanges

October 25, 2021 · 9:38 am ET · Leave a Comment

“Consumers shopping for health coverage on the federal Affordable Care Act exchanges can likely find lower premiums and more choices for 2022 — as well as generous government assistance,” CNN reports.

“The upcoming open enrollment period, which begins November 1 and runs through January 15, is the first for President Joe Biden, who is seeking to restore the landmark health reform law after the Trump administration spent four years trying to undermine it.”

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