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    Insurers Drop Child-Only Policies as Obama Touts Health Reform

    New federal healthcare protections go into effect tomorrow. In a private back yard in Northern Virginia, President Obama listed some of the benefits . But some insurance companies already are fighting back. Anthem Blue Cross, Aetna and other say they'll stop selling policies for children rather than comply with new laws.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    New federal healthcare protections go into effect tomorrow. In a private back yard in Northern Virginia, President Obama listed some of the benefits. But some insurance companies already are fighting back. Anthem Blue Cross, Aetna and other say they'll stop selling policies for children rather than comply with new laws. Duke Helfand covers healthcare for the Los Angeles Times.

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      Warren Olney

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      Duke Helfand

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Another High Water Mark for Drug Violence in Mexico
    1. 0:00Insurers Drop Child-Only Policies as Obama Touts Health ReformYou’re reading this
    2. 7:33Mexico's Drug Wars and Reporting the News
    3. 43:39Partisan Squabbling Blocks Vote on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
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