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By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Meghan Hoyer

The Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, is one of the most divisive political issues in America.

So when word began circulating last summer of potential double-digit premium hikes, health care reporter Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar knew he’d have a major story on his hands. With those price hikes would come renewed fears insurers would leave the program.

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Looking ahead to the autumn release of the data, Alonso-Zaldivar and data journalism Meghan Hoyer starting laying the groundwork for AP to offer something distinctive, that no other news organization would have. They would be ready in advance to deliver clean, easy-to-use local data so AP state bureaus, as well as members and customers across the country, would be able to provide a local snapshot of how the price hikes were impacting their communities.

The two Washington-based journalists worked with Avalere Hea