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Tax Day And Health Insurance Under Trump

People who lacked health insurance for more than three consecutive months in 2016, or who bought individual insurance and got federal help paying the premiums, will need to do a little work to figure out what, if anything, they owe the IRS. Brennan Linsley/AP hide caption

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Tax Day And Health Insurance Under Trump

To avoid penalties, people who didn't have health insurance in 2016 or who got federal assistance to pay the premiums need to take a little extra care when completing their tax forms this year.

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Travels — Or The Lack Thereof — With Rex Tillerson

Secretary of State Tillerson speaks with the media after he greeted Chinese President Xi Jinping on April 6 in West Palm Beach, Fla. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Travels — Or The Lack Thereof — With Rex Tillerson

Travels — Or The Lack Thereof — With Rex Tillerson

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Trespass, Jail, Repeat: How One Man Has Spent 575 Days in Jail

For years Michael Treadwell has been in and out of jail for a range of charges, but his ex-wife, and those around him, say he gets into those situations because of his schizophrenia. Emily Corwin/NHPR hide caption

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Trespass, Jail, Repeat: How One Man Has Spent 575 Days in Jail

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Trespass, Jail, Repeat: How One Man Has Spent 575 Days in Jail

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Trump's Travel Costs Add Up, Setting Him On Path To Outspend Obama

President Trump arrives at Palm Beach International Airport in Florida on Air Force One to spend Easter weekend at Mar-a-Lago resort on Thursday. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump's Travel Costs Add Up, Setting Him On Path To Outspend Obama

Trump's Travel Costs Add Up, Setting Him On Path To Outspend Obama

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U.S. Health Care Wrestles With The 'Pre-Existing Condition'

Carl Goulden, of Littlestown Pa., developed hepatitis B 10 years ago. Soon his health insurance premiums soared beyond a price he and his wife could afford. Elana Gordon/WHYY hide caption

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U.S. Health Care Wrestles With The 'Pre-Existing Condition'

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U.S. Health Care Wrestles With The 'Pre-Existing Condition'

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Tax Day And Health Insurance Under Trump

People who lacked health insurance for more than three consecutive months in 2016, or who bought individual insurance and got federal help paying the premiums, will need to do a little work to figure out what, if anything, they owe the IRS. Brennan Linsley/AP hide caption

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Tax Day And Health Insurance Under Trump

Tax Day And Health Insurance Under Trump

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Both The Food And The Music Are Made From Scratch At This Texas Joint

Johnny Nicholas, the owner of the Hilltop Cafe, books a dinner concert in the dining room once a month. The bluesman and his wife opened the restaurant in 1980. John Burnett/NPR hide caption

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Both The Food And The Music Are Made From Scratch At This Texas Joint

Both The Food And The Music Are Made From Scratch At This Texas Joint

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