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How To Get Health Insurance For 2018, And Antibiotic Use Changes 'Big Chicken' Industry

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December 1 means the countdown is on, and we're not talking about Christmas. With just two weeks left for open enrollment on the federal health care marketplace, our experts are backto help answer all your "how" questions. Then, a conversation about America's favorite meat. Health journalist Maryn McKenna gives us some insight into how and why modern agriculture has changed chicken consumption in the United States.

The open enrollment period for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act ends Friday, December 15. Go to HealthCare.govto enroll. For help enrolling, go to CoverKC.org or called United Way 2-1-1. More information at WyCoHealth.com and HCFGKC.org.

When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.