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Health Care Premiums Set To Spike For Appalachians In Tennessee And Beyond

People who buy health care through the federal marketplace are set to see big spikes in their premiums next year. Depending on where you live, your premiums could rise 40 percent or more. Ruby Rayner is a reporter for the Chattanooga Times Free Press who’s been covering this story as it plays out in Tennessee. Inside Appalachia Host Mason Adams spoke with Rayner in late October, before the government reopened. 

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Local Healthcare Advocates Ask U.S. Senators To Reject RFK Jr.’s Nomination

Local health care advocates asked Senator Shelley Moore Capito and incoming Senator Jim Justice to vote against President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of health and human services, RFK Jr.

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Sign Up Now For Healthcare Through The ACA

Friday, Nov. 1 is the first day of open enrollment, providing West Virginians the opportunity to enroll in a low-cost health insurance plan through the federal government.

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W.Va. Sees Record Increase In ACA Enrollments

West Virginians broke records in Affordable Care Act (ACA) enrollment numbers during the ACA’s 10th open enrollment period. The state saw an increase of nearly 23 percent, the sixth highest increase in the nation.

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