Overall, about 4.4 million fewerpeople who buy coverage on their own were insured in 2018 comparedto 2015, a decline from 18.8 to 14.4 million. (Photo:Shutterstock)

Like millions of Americans in this final week of open enrollment for the Affordable Care Actmarketplaces, Diane McCabe is shopping for health insurance.

“At my age, I can't go without it even though I'm healthy now,”said McCabe, 62, a self-employed real estate agent in LuzerneCounty, Pa. “But the process is frustrating, and the expensesignificant.”

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