Modern healthcare
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The Obama administration's plan that would give many illegal immigrants a path to stay in the U. S. legally leaves out one thing: federally subsidized access to health insurance coverage. "I think that gives immigrants a mixed message about how welcome they will be," says Sonal Ambegaokar, left, of the National Immigration Law Center.
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Despite an announcement that millions of uninsured Americans would soon qualify for "affordable, quality healthcare coverage," a top insurance industry executive says states face daunting odds in meeting the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's deadlines. The ability of federal and state health insurance exchanges to begin enrolling millions of consumers in nine month "seems challenging," says Stephen Hemsley, UnitedHealth Group's CEO.