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Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz says he will obtain new health care coverage through the Affordable Care Act – the very law he has been trying to kill since its enactment. Cruz told CNN’s Dana Bash on Tuesday that he will sign up for Obamacare because he will no longer have health benefits through his […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of uninsured U.S. residents fell by more than 11 million since President Barack Obama signed the health care overhaul five years ago, according to a pair of reports Tuesday from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Although that still would leave about 37 million people uninsured, it’s the […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court this week hears a challenge to President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. If successful, the lawsuit would cripple Obama’s prized domestic achievement, a program that has brought the U.S. as close as it has ever come to universal health care. The Affordable Care Act passed Congress in […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — After a computer glitch got patched up, supporters of President Barack Obama‘s health care law were out in force Sunday trying to get uninsured people signed up by the official deadline for 2015 coverage. The effort had the trappings of a get-out-the-vote drive, with email reminders, telephone calls and squads of community-level […]

Ever wonder what President Obama does in his spare time? Well a new video from Buzzfeed.com suggests that he’s just like you – practicing selfies and his speeches in the mirror just like you do. He even blames himself when things go wrong. Don’t believe us? Check out the video above. It’s actually a clever […]

  Tomica Young is a Senior Marketing Project Manager for UnitedHealthcare’s Health Exchange Marketplace division. Prior to UnitedHealthcare, she served as Advertising Manager for BellSouth’s Consumer DSL department. She has a M.B.A. in Marketing from Mercer University in Atlanta and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor. Young is passionate […]

  Mark Stahl from Health Markets is here to help you navigate the requirement to have health insurance. If your job doesn’t provide it, you can sign up for the Affordable Care Act through their website.  Stahl wants the TJMS listening family to know that although it may seem confusing, it’s easy to do and […]

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In an op-ed published yesterday on WhiteHouse.gov and BET.com , HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell and White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett write about how the Affordable Care Act…

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The first 50-state report on the latest sign-up season under President Barack Obama‘s health care law shows that more than 4 million people selected plans…

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Being uninsured in America will cost you more in 2015. It’s the first year all taxpayers have to report to the Internal Revenue Service whether they had health insurance for the previous year, as required under President Barack Obama’s law. Those who were uninsured face fines, unless they qualify for one of […]

  Mike Stahl is a Senior Vice President at Health Markets. What is that, you ask? It’s a national health insurance marketplace with access to over 140 different insurance companies, thousands of health plans and the ability to obtain the government subsidies people deserve. Health Markets can help find individuals and families affordable, low-cost health insurance. The Health […]

  Mellody is President of Ariel investments, a Chicago-based money management firm that serves individual investors and retirement plans through its no-load mutual funds and separate accounts. Additionally, she is a regular financial contributor and analyst for CBS News. TOM: Good morning, Mellody.  MELLODY: Good morning, Tom! TOM: What do you have on tap for us […]