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Although many people thought the federal health law would reduce the need for free clinics, low-income people with high deductibles and copays still frequent the clinics for routine care.

People are looking for answers to complex health insurance problems. The navigators whose job it is to help are going to have their work cut out for them now that that the Affordable Care Act is moving into high gear.

When someone taps into pretax retirement savings, the IRS considers it income. An unexpected withdrawal can change a person's subsidy for health premiums.

Supporters of Kentucky's insurance exchange have asked the governor-elect to reconsider a pledge he made to shutter it and shift people to the federally run HealthCare.gov.

With the Senate's passage of the Marketplace Fairness Act, David Greene asks two small business owners what the law could mean for them. The bill would require online retailers to collect state sales taxes. Lundy Wilder and Dave Perry own Villa Lagoon Tile in Gulf Shores, Ala.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Larry Levitt of KFF about the state of the U.S. health system as we close out 2025 with no deal in Congress to extend Obamacare subsidies.

Many people over 60 won't have to work so hard to lower their blood pressure, if doctors adhere to guidelines for treatment. That's because there's a lack of proof that people with moderately high blood pressure can reduce their risk of heart attacks and strokes by trying to lower it substantially with drugs.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with TNT Sports sideline reporter and bracketology expert Andy Katz about final four predictions, championship X-factors and indelible moments from this year's bracket.

Steven Sund contradicts reports that help was not requested, saying security officials at the House and Senate rebuffed calls for assistance ahead of and during the attack on the Capitol.

Fallout from sexual harassment, Comey's firing and the Mueller probe are all in strong positions to be the top political stories of 2017. Will there be an upset Thursday?