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    "description": "Allison Bell, ThinkAdvisor's insurance editor, previously was LifeHealthPro's health insurance editor. She has a bachelor's degree in economics from Washington University in St. Louis and a master's degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She can be reached at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"mailto:[email protected]\" target=\"_blank\">[email protected] </a></span>or on Twitter at @Think_Allison.",
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        "uri": "/2021/10/13/colorado-adds-gender-affirming-care-to-essential-health-benefits-package-411-25840/",
        "title": "Colorado Adds Gender-Affirming Care to Essential Health Benefits Package",
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        "prettyDate": "October 13, 2021",
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        "summary": "An actuarial firm says the move might increase total claim costs by about 0.04%.",
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        "title": "Centene CEO Warns of 'Pandemic of the Unvaccinated'",
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        "summary": "The Covid-19 delta variant has changed the environment for health insurance dramatically in just the past week.",
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        "title": "Covid-19 Reduces U.S. Life Expectancy",
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        "summary": "A typical 2020 retiree might have about 4% less time in retirement.",
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        "title": "Biden Budget Boosts Health Subsidies, Broadens Net Investment Income Tax",
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        "summary": "For high earners, all income would be subject to the employment tax, the self-employment tax, or the net investment income tax.",
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        "title": "Low Rates Hurt Corporate Pension Funding",
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        "prettyDate": "January 26, 2021",
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        "summary": "Milliman says public plan funded levels have improved, and pension buyout annuities are cheaper.",
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        "title": "Genworth Says Would-Be Buyer Is Having Trouble Closing on Financing",
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        "summary": "China Oceanwide's chairman says his company is committed to closing the transaction as soon as possible.",
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        "title": "7 Reasons the U.S. Covid-19 Picture Is So Fuzzy",
        "byline": "Allison Bell",
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        "prettyDate": "June 16, 2020",
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        "summary": "Some numbers from states like Arizona look fine. Others don't.",
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        "uri": "/2020/05/29/new-fed-bond-market-stabilization-fund-fogs-window-411-22953/",
        "title": "New Fed Bond Market Stabilization Fund Fogs Window",
        "byline": "Allison Bell",
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        "prettyDate": "May 29, 2020",
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        "summary": "Corporate Credit Facilities LLC is now lumping government bond holding numbers together with corporate bond holding numbers.",
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        "uri": "/2019/07/23/pension-bill-could-add-70-billion-in-group-annuity-sales-411-20904/",
        "title": "Pension Bill Designed to Shore up Multiemployer Plans",
        "byline": "Allison Bell",
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        "prettyDate": "July 23, 2019",
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        "summary": "H.R. 397 would provide $70 billion in financial assistance to multiemployer plans; critics say the plans actually need $722 billion.",
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        "uri": "/2019/07/17/house-approves-cadillac-plan-tax-repeal-bill-411-20865/",
        "title": "House Approves Cadillac Plan Tax Repeal Bill",
        "byline": "Allison Bell",
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        "prettyDate": "July 17, 2019",
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        "summary": "The bill would let Congress repeal the tax without regard to the effects on the federal budget deficit.",
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