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The federal website where consumers can sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act is shown on a computer screen in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Federal Health Care Website Gets Up and Running After Slow Start

by Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar Associated PressNovember 3, 2018

President Donald Trump stops to talk to the media before walking across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 22, 2018, to board Marine One helicopter for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to Houston. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Transgender Memo Sparks Outrage

by David Crary Associated Press, and Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar Associated PressOctober 22, 2018

Social Security Checks To Rise

by Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar Associated PressOctober 11, 2018

FILE - In this March 21, 2006 file photo, pills move through a precision weighing machine at a pharmaceutical manufacturers trade show in New York. A federal watchdog agency says thousands of foster children may be getting powerful psychiatric drugs prescribed to them without required safeguards. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Watchdog Slams Lack of Safeguards For Foster Kids on Psychiatric Drugs

by Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar Associated PressSeptember 18, 2018

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump responds to a reporter's question on health care after arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. Trump says insurers are “going wild” about his new health care options and “millions and millions” of people will be signing up. But insurance companies say it will take time to design new plans and get approval from state regulators, and two major industry groups have actually expressed concern about potential downsides for consumers.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Trump Brags About His Health Plans

by Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar Associated PressAugust 5, 2018

Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., discusses his visit to inspect a shelter in Homestead, Fla., this weekend that houses children forcibly taken from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, June 25, 2018. Nelson said he will question Health and Human Services Sec. Alex Azar about the children when he appears Tuesday before the Senate Finance Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Number of Children in Custody Unclear

by Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar Associated PressJune 26, 2018

FILE - In March 14, 2018 file photo, Labor Secretary Alex Acosta speaks during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Trump administration is preparing to announce a new insurance option for small firms and self-employed people that would cost less but could cover fewer benefits than current plans. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Lower Costs, Fewer Benefits in Latest Health Plan

by Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar Associated PressJune 19, 2018

Feds: Rising Drug Costs Swamping Seniors

by Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar Associated PressJune 5, 2018

FILE - In this July 27, 2016, file photo, Neera Tanden, president of the Center for American Progress, speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. A major liberal policy group is raising the ante on the health care debate with a new plan that builds on Medicare to guarantee coverage for all. Called “Medicare Extra for All,” the proposal to be released Feb. 22, 2018, by the Center for American Progress gives politically energized Democrats more options to achieve a long-sought goal. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Liberal Policy Group Promotes Plan to Expand Medicare to All

by Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar Associated PressFebruary 22, 2018

In this Oct. 18, 2017 photo, the Healthcare.gov website is seen on a computer screen in Washington. The government says about 8.8 million people have signed up for coverage next year under the Affordable Care Act. A deadline surge last week appears to account for the surprisingly strong numbers. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Strong Showing for Obamacare as Nearly 9 Million Sign Up

by Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar Associated PressDecember 22, 2017