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Halfway Through ‘Unwinding,’ Medicaid Enrollment Is Down About 10 Million

Halfway Through ‘Unwinding,’ Medicaid Enrollment Is Down About 10 Million

We’re halfway through the Medicaid “unwinding,” in which states are dropping people from the government health insurance program for the first time since the pandemic began. Millions of people have been dumped from the rolls since April, often for procedural issues like failing to respond to notices or return paperwork. But at the same time

‘Obamacare’ sign-ups surge to 20 million, days before open enrollment closes

‘Obamacare’ sign-ups surge to 20 million, days before open enrollment closes

FILE – An insurance agent talks with clients inside the main location of Las Madrinas de los Seguros, Spanish for “The Godmothers of Insurance,” at a shopping center in Miami, on Dec. 5, 2023. The Biden administration says 20 million people have enrolled for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, with still a

Washington Quietly Scrapped a Plan to Save Home Buyers Thousands of Dollars

Washington Quietly Scrapped a Plan to Save Home Buyers Thousands of Dollars

Title insurance pilot scuttled after blowback from insurers, lawmakers WASHINGTON—The Biden administration pushed to save homeowners thousands of dollars in closing costs on certain mortgages, part of a broad effort to slash fees and save Americans money. Objections from an obscure industry and from lawmakers helped kill the plan. Government-controlled mortgage giant Fannie Mae was