(CNN) — More Americans than ever before have health coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act, which is helping send the nation’s uninsured rate to near record lows, the Biden administration announced Friday. Fueled by Covid-19 relief measures and renewed federal investment…[READ MORE]
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