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Obamacare Was a Nightmare for Me—and I’m Signing Up Again

Two back-to-back cancer diagnoses are somehow no match for the confusion and stress of health insurance.

Michelle Ward

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Trumpcare May Harm 200K Cancer Patients

Republicans say they’ve reworked Trumpcare to cover pre-existing conditions—but when you break it down, they’re leaving patients like me out in the cold.

Michelle Ward

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