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Optima Pulls Out of Rural Virginia, Leaving 62,000 Marketplace Enrollees Without Insurance Options
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on September 7, 2017
Credit: Optima Health
This week, yet another insurer pulled out of the marketplace for subsidized health insurance created by the Affordable Care Act. As Michael Pope reports, this announcement has more drastic consequences than the previous ones.
Virginia’s ACA Marketplace Has Lost Another Provider, But There is a Silver Lining
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on August 15, 2017
Credit: AP Photo / Andrew Harnik
Virginia’s largest insurer is pulling out of the marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act. Michael Pope has the story.
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From NPR News- A Mayor In Norway's Arctic Looks To China To Reinvent His Frontier Town January 18, 2020Melting ice means ships are plowing along polar lanes, so Rune Rafaelsen wants Chinese investors to help turn the small town of Kirkenes into a major logistics hub. But doubters abound.
- Menopause Can Start Younger Than You Think: Here's What You Need To Know January 18, 2020Would you recognize the signs that your body is going through the big hormonal changes that lead to menopause? Here's what to look for — and what you can do about it.
- Meals On Wheels Serves Up Breakfast, Lunch And Community At Local Diner January 18, 2020Meals on Wheels usually means home delivery or lunch at a senior center. But at a new project in Vancouver, Wash., it's a retro-hip neighborhood diner where seniors can get eggs, coffee and community.
- Does The China Trade Deal Move The World Away From Free Trade? January 18, 2020While the new deal with China lowers some trade barriers, it leaves many tariffs in place. And it dictates that China buy more from the U.S., but that has other trading partners worried.
- Elk Raise Tensions Between Tribes And Farmers In Washington's Skagit Valley January 18, 2020In Washington state's Skagit Valley, a conflict is unfolding between Native Americans and farmers. Elk are making a comeback there. Local tribes are thrilled, but the agriculture industry is not.
- A Mayor In Norway's Arctic Looks To China To Reinvent His Frontier Town January 18, 2020
- From BBC News
- Brexit: Price rises warning after chancellor vows EU rules divergence January 18, 2020Food prices could rise after Sajid Javid said there will be no alignment with EU rules after Brexit, businesses say.
- Newport Pagnell: Nine-hour search as boy vanishes from M1 services January 18, 2020The six-year-old, who was on a school trip, was found in roadworks just off the M1 in the early hours.
- Delta Air Lines sued by California teachers over fuel dump January 18, 2020The Delta Air Lines plane jettisoned fuel over Los Angeles schools as it made an emergency landing.
- Harry Dunn: Police chief requests meeting over 'wrong-way' driving January 18, 2020Video shows a car being driven on the wrong side of the road near RAF Croughton on Friday night.
- Rain brings bushfire relief to parts of Australia January 18, 2020Storms hit parts of Australia's east coast, dousing some fires and giving inhabitants some respite.
- Brexit: Price rises warning after chancellor vows EU rules divergence January 18, 2020
