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Obamacare Gets a Health Check
Despite providing insurance to millions of people, Obamacare is no guarantee of access to healthcare itself. Doctors, hospitals — and now some insurance companies — are dropping out of the program. We hear about what's gone wrong and how it's fueling the presidential campaign.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenDespite providing insurance to millions of people, Obamacare is no guarantee of access to healthcare itself. Doctors, hospitals — and now some insurance companies — are dropping out of the program. We hear about what's gone wrong and how it's fueling the presidential campaign.
Later on the program, will LGBT rights divide the United Methodists?
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3 storiesEgyptAir Flight 804 Falls from the Sky
EgyptAir now confirms that wreckage of a missing plane has been found in the Mediterranean Sea. The Airbus A320 was on its way from Paris to Cairo early this morning when it vanished from radar and fell from the sky. Vivienne Walt, who reports from Paris for Time magazine , picks up the story.
Read the story6 minA Health Check for Obamacare
When the US Supreme Court finally gave the Affordable Care Act the go-ahead last year, President Obama called it a victory. "In America, healthcare is not a privilege for a few, but a right for all." But there's still one system for the affluent and another for everyone else -- even though millions who were not insured can now buy policies.
Read the story34 minUnited Methodists Divided over LGBT Rights
The United Methodist Church is America's third largest faith group after the Catholic Church and the Southern Baptist Convention, and like them, it's struggling over LGBT rights. That's become all too clear at this week's General Conference in Portland, Oregon.
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