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Robert Pear

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Uganda New York Times world
29 Mar 2019
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Trump administration rule that allows small businesses to band together and set up health insurance plans that skirt requirements of the Affordable Care Act.
Court blocks an 'end-run' around health care law
Uganda New York Times world
5 Feb 2019
WASHINGTON — The voters of Utah and Idaho, two deeply Republican states, defied the will of their political leaders in November and voted to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Now those leaders are striking back, moving to roll back the expansions — with encouragement, they say, from the Trump administration.
Uganda New York Times world
15 Jan 2019
The decision extends a losing streak for President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly been set back in his efforts to allow employers to deny insurance coverage of contraceptives to which the employers object on religious or moral grounds.
Court Blocks Attempt to Restrict Access to Birth Control
Uganda New York Times world
20 Dec 2018
WASHINGTON — The number of people signing up for insurance on the federal HealthCare.gov website declined slightly this year, the Trump administration reported on Wednesday, but a last-minute surge in enrollment showed that Americans were still eager for coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
Despite Challenges, Health Exchange Enrollment Falls Only Slightly