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President Barack Obama has vetoed legislation that would have repealed the Affordable Care Act and cut federal funding for Planned Parenthood.

The bill goes back to the Republican-led Congress, which does not have the votes to override the veto. Ref. CNN

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Nearly 13 million people enrolled in Obamacare for 2016

Nearly 13 million people signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act ahead of the Jan. 31 deadline on state and federal exchanges, federal health officials said Thursday. The numbers represent an increase of 4 million new people enrolled in the 38 states using HealthCare.gov. Of the 9.6 million consumers who got coverage through HealthCare.gov, about 42% were new to the exchange in 2016. Ref. USAToday.

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Federal judge rules Obamacare is being funded unconstitutionally :

A federal judge ruled for House Republicans on Thursday in their suit against President Obama and declared his administration is unconstitutionally spending money to reimburse health insurers without obtaining an appropriation from Congress. Ref. Source 4b.

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Early impact of the Affordable Care Act on oral contraceptive cost sharing

Researchers have examined how the Affordable Care Act mandate requiring most commercial insurance plans to cover Food and Drug Administration-approved contraceptive methods, without cost sharing (Co-pays and deductibles), has impacted oral contraceptive use. Ref. Source 4w.

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Key Obamacare rate to rise average of 25%, feds announce as Healthcare.gov window shopping starts

Federal regulators announced that premiums will be up 25% for the plans Healthcare.gov subsidies are based upon as the exchanges opened for consumers to browse for plans on Monday. Healthcare.gov handles individual insurance sales for those who live in the 38 states that don't have their own exchanges. The Department of Health and Human Services also warned that more than one in five consumers using the site will only have one insurer from which to choose coverage. Ref. USAToday.

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Trump election helps spur record Obamacare signups this month

More than 100,000 consumers signed up Wednesday for Obamacare plans than any day since open enrollment started Nov. 1, the Obama administration said Thursday. Ref. USAToday.

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After meeting with Obama, President-elect Trump may keep key parts of Obamacare, the Wall Street Journal reports

As the Republican nominee, Donald Trump repeatedly promised to "Repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare. But President-elect Trump suggested in an interview with "The Wall Street Journal" Friday that he might retain two key provisions: the prohibition of discrimination based on preexisting conditions and the ability to keep children on parents' insurance until they are 26. Ref. USAToday.

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President Barack Obama delivered a mandate to Democrats on Wednesday: "Don't rescue" Republicans on Obamacare.

In a closed-door meeting, the President urged fellow Democrats to not bail out Republicans by helping them pass "Something worse," according to sources in the room.

He also floated this idea: Start referring to the GOP's plan as "Trumpcare."

Vice President-elect Mike Pence visited with GOP lawmakers in what became a morning of dueling meetings on day two of the new Congress.

"Make no mistake about it," Pence told reporters. "We're going to keep our promise to the American people -- we're going to repeal Obamacare and replace it with solutions that lower the cost of health insurance without growing the size of government." Ref. CNN.