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Healthcare professional Kenzie Anderson takes a sample from a patient at a United Memorial Medical Center COVID-19 testing site Friday, June 26, 2020, in Houston. The number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise across the state. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has said that the state is facing a &quot;massive outbreak&quot; in the coronavirus pandemic and that some new local restrictions may be needed to protect hospital space for new patients. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Q&A: Overturning ‘Obamacare’ during a pandemic

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 13, 2020 file photo, unionized hospitality workers wait in line in a basement garage to apply for unemployment benefits at the Hospitality Training Academy in Los Angeles. More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, far exceeding a record high set just last week, a sign that layoffs are accelerating in the midst of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

New survey show 40% of Americans have lost jobs or income during coronavirus

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Doctors and healthcare workers with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine suit up in personal protective equipment before taking patients at a drive-through coronavirus testing site Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Las Vegas. UNLV Medicine, the clinical arm of the UNLV School of Medicine, started conducting COVID-19 testing by appointment for people who meet the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Nevada coronavirus deaths climb to 10; include 1st under 50

By SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press

This screen grab from the website HealthCare.gov shows the extended deadline for signing up for health care coverage for 2020. The Trump administration says people will get more time to sign up for “Obamacare” health insurance following a spate of computer glitches over the weekend. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says the new HealthCare.gov deadline is 3 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, Dec. 18. (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services via AP)

‘Obamacare’ mandate: hot for lawyers, ho-hum to consumers

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

Terrie Dietrich, left, and her daughter Erin Cross, talk in Dietrich’s home in Henderson, Nev., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. “Medicare for All” remains hugely popular, but majorities say they’d prefer building on “Obamacare” to expand coverage instead of a new government program that replaces America’s mix of private and public insurance. Democrat Dietrich, 74, has Medicare and supplements that with private insurance, an arrangement she said she’s pretty comfortable with. Cross, 54, also a Democrat, said she’s not comfortable with switching to a system where a government plan is the only choice. (AP Photo/Michelle L. Price)

For Democrats, a shift toward the middle on health care

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, file photo, a woman looks over her health insurance benefit comparison chart which shows out-of-network coverages dropped for 2018, at her home office in Peachtree City, Ga. Health insurers denied nearly 43 million claims in 2017 in part of the individual insurance market, and patients appealed well under 1% of those decisions, according to the nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation, which analyzed data on care sought inside an insurer’s coverage network. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Health claim rejected? Some steps to appeal a denial

By TOM MURPHY - Associated Press

Report says 10 Wyoming hospitals penalized by Medicare

Associated Press

Study: Oklahoma felony filings fall after voter-backed law

By SEAN MURPHY - Associated Press

The HealthCare.gov website is photographed in Washington on Dec. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick) ** FILE **

Health care is top issue for midterm voters: Poll

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Tulsa finalizes Bob Dylan Center location, design firm

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Catherine Reviati reviews the different Affordable Care Act enrollment options, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, in Hialeah, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz) ** FILE **

Majority now favors Obamacare: Poll

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., center, listens as Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., left, speaks, accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Republican states also among losers in health bill

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 24, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump, accompanied by Vice President Mike Pence, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, and others, speaks about healthcare, in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington. A study by a nonpartisan group says the Trump administration’s own actions are triggering double-digit premium increases on individual health insurance policies purchased by millions of consumers. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Study says Trump moves trigger health premium jumps for 2018

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. holds his copy of insurance premium statistics during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Obamacare battle: Americans divided on plan to repeal first, replace later: Poll

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

This image provided by the Department of Health and Human Services shows a portion of the HealthCare.gov website. (AP Photo/HHS)

Opinion on Obamacare remains divided; positive views now trump negative

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Recent editorials from Texas newspapers

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

**FILE** Linda Door of Laguna Beach, Calif., protests outside the United States Supreme Court in Washington on March 26, 2012, as the court begins hearing arguments on the constitutionality of President Obama's health care overhaul, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. (Associated Press)

Low-cost insurance could lead to high medical bills

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

States cook up own takes on Obamacare

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Health care options for young, healthy and broke

By CONNIE CASS - Associated Press

This artist rendering shows Deputy Solicitor General Edwin S. Kneedler speaking before the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, March 28, 2012. Justices, from left are, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John Roberts, Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito and Elena Kagan. (AP Photo/Dana Verkouteran)

Report: Obamacare mandate isn’t really an issue

By Paige Winfield Cunningham - The Washington Times