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When Brad Stevens was young, his only "health insurance" was taking tons of vitamins and spending three hours at the gym every day. But after a serious bike accident and an expensive battle with thyroid cancer, the 59-year-old realized nobody's invincible. Heidi de Marco/Kaiser Health News hide caption
A victim of domestic abuse may not be able to file taxes jointly. Yet that was required for health insurance subsidies. iStockphoto hide caption
Christine Moyer checks out options at a health insurance enrollment fair on March 18 in San Francisco. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
People of Asian descent are more likely to buy in person from an insurance agent than online. Covered California hide caption
Yudelmy Cataneda, Javier Suarez and Claudia Suarez talk with insurance agent Yosmay Valdivian at a session to sign up for health insurance in a Miami mall March 20. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
DeLisa Tolson signed up for health insurance at a retail store set up by Connecticut's exchange. She says she was so happy with the experience, she told all her friends. Jeff Cohen/NPR hide caption
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America's Health Insurance Plans President and CEO Karen Ignagni says she would loosen regulations on which insurance plans comply with the Affordable Care Act by adding a "lower tier" option that could entice healthier people. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
A checkup might include more pointed questions about insurance status for people with subsidized health coverage. iStockphoto hide caption
A vaccination that would be free inside a health plan's network can result in a bill when administered by an unapproved doctor. iStockphoto hide caption
The family health insurance rule applies only to married couples and not to those who are in domestic partnerships or civil unions. iStockphoto hide caption
Medicare's payments to doctors will likely be slashed April 1, unless the U.S. Senate can quickly get a derailed compromise back on track. iStockphoto hide caption
Becky Fink, a MNsure navigator, helps Mic-Ryan Freeman, 22, fill out a paper application for health insurance in February at Nucleus Clinic in Coon Rapids, Minn. Jennifer Simonson/MPR News/ Photo courtesy of Minnesota Public Radio News and NPR-Kaiser Health News-Member Station Reporting Project. © 2014 Minnesota Public Radio hide caption