Tuesday marks the start of open enrollment for Pennie, the state’ s online health insurance marketplace. Open enrollment will last until Jan. 15, but Dec. 15 is the deadline to pick an insurance plan that will start Jan. 1. It allows state residents to sign up for an insurance plan as long as they are a U.S. citizen, national or have qualified immigration status.
Higher costs for medical care and health insurance may be the next burdensome inflation shoes to drop on the U.S. economy. The U.S. spends $4.1 trillion annually on health care between private insurance, government-run Medicare and Medicaid and other components of the medical sector, according to the federal government's National Health Expenditure report.
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