Two of the biggest political issues of the year are immigration and health care. Here’s a look at some recent fact checks of claims related to those topics.
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It’s open enrollment time: Here’s what you need to know to get or keep health insurance
If you’re looking for health insurance, now is the time to enroll.
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Health insurance advocates continue ACA enrollment efforts
Although ACA open enrollment will be closed until November, individuals and families with life-changing events can enroll in health insurance on the federal marketplace.
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Analysis: Impact of Obamacare on health care costs hard to diagnose
Demand and supply do not have the same impact on prices in the health insurance and care market as for, let’s say, refrigerators and potato chips, according to Wisconsin economists.
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Deadline looms to enroll in health insurance or face tax
More than 100 organizations throughout the area are working to get individuals signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act or BadgerCare before the March 31 deadline.
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Cooperative offers alternative to traditional insurance companies
The Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative is a member-owned and governed insurance company with policies available to Milwaukee residents on the federal Affordable Care Act marketplace.
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Affordable health care counselors prepare enrollees, wait out technical issues
Health care insurance counselors are using the delays caused by problems with the government’s enrollment website to educate applicants.
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Enrollment lags behind demand for affordable health care
Health care application counselors are busy dispensing information about the Affordable Health Care Act while waiting for demand to ease up so they can help people enroll.
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Here’s how to sign up for affordable health care coverage
Beginning today, Milwaukeeans can enroll in the online marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act. And help is at hand.