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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Obamacare recipients in California will have to pay more for insurance next year

    Premiums on Covered California, the state-run Obamacare exchange, will jump by a statewide average of 12.5 percent next year. Rates could go up even more if President Trump ends federal subsidies. One of California's biggest insurers, Anthem Blue Cross, plans to drop out of most of the Obamacare markets where it offers individual plans.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 2, 2017 • 1 min read

    Premiums on Covered California, the state-run Obamacare exchange, will jump by a statewide average of 12.5 percent next year. Rates could go up even more if President Trump ends federal subsidies. One of California's biggest insurers, Anthem Blue Cross, plans to drop out of most of the Obamacare markets where it offers individual plans.

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    Should the U.S. base its immigration system on Canada's?
    1. 0:00Trump cites Canadian model in push to slash legal immigration to U.S.
    2. 7:34Obamacare recipients in California will have to pay more for insurance next yearYou’re reading this
    3. 13:57Lawsuit: Fox News and White House produced fake story of DNC staffer
    4. 25:57Podcaster trolls his scammer all the way to India
    5. 41:26The secret behind the success of 'Sharknado'
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