Aetna to Drop Obamacare Coverage in All But Four States (Video)

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Aetna to Drop Obamacare Coverage in All But Four States
The health insurance provider for millions of Americans is making a change for 2017 that could force many LGBT people to shop for a new carrier.
 Dawn Ennis
          
          Aug 16, 2016
          
        
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The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.
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