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Affordable Care Act health insurance open enrollment launches.

Residents in New Jersey will benefit from a slightly longer open enrollment period than their neighbors. Plan options are offered through the state’s marketplace Get Covered NJ. People have until Dec. 31 to enroll for coverage beginning on New Year’s Day. People who select plans up through the final deadline of Jan. 31 will get coverage on

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