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Open enrollment for health insurance ends soon
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Jan 26, 2016
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Open enrollment for health insurance ends soon
It's time to crunch the numbers and see if you'll actually save money if you decide to not get health insurance for another year.
Mental health care advocates say patients face challenges in insurance coverage.
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It's time to crunch the numbers and see if you'll actually save money if you decide to not get health insurance for another year.

The open enrollment period to buy health insurance for 2016 ends on Sunday. 

And that means if you're one of those who've figured it's cheaper to go without insurance for yet another year, you still have time to re-run the numbers. 

Southern California health care correspondent, Stephanie O'Neill, joins Take Two's A Martinez to share some details about the new, higher tax penalties for people who fail to buy insurance in 2016.