Texans in dark on ‘Obamacare’ as enrollment startup looms

Published Updated 5 Min Read

(Bloomberg) — Randy Osban’s job selling ribs and brisket from a yellow trailer on Texas’s state road 71 offers a sweeping view of the hill country beyond Austin. One benefit his business doesn’t provide is health insurance.

Osban, 55, could use it now, as his wife Kathy, 59, has a heart condition and the money he makes barely covers current expenses, much less a hospital bill. While he’s heard of ‘Obamacare,’ he doesn’t know if it can help him or how to enroll.


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