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      Understanding health insurance doesn't have to be so hard. Here's our advice on how to choose a plan, whether you get it from your employer, buy it on your own, or are on Medicare. We'll show you how to find affordable, high-quality care. Plus, we'll help untangle all the news on how the health insurance market is changing.

       

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