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California's Health Insurance Exchange Sets Plans, Premiums

California's health insurance exchange officially announced Obamacare plans and premiums this morning. And what everyone wants to know is how much consumers will need to pay.

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Young Adults Key to Obamacare in California

Officials with Covered California are expected to release, for the first time, a list of the health plans and rates they plan to offer on the state-run insurance marketplace this fall. They'll probably be watching closely for the reaction of one group -- young adults. They make up the largest segment of the state's uninsured, and if they opt out of the insurance market, Obamacare could be in trouble.

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Airbnb Faces Uncertain Legal Future

Airbnb Faces Uncertain Legal Future

A New York judge fined an Airbnb user $2,400 this week for renting out a room in his apartment, arguing the three-night rental violated the city's "illegal hotel" laws. The popular San Francisco-based online site that allows users to offer their homes as temporary rentals has also been accused of disrupting local housing markets and failing to charge city taxes. Forum discusses what the ruling may mean for Airbnb and its users locally, and for other participants in the so-called share economy.

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