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  • Doug Carmichael, worksite coordinator for Marketplace Nebraska, a health insurance broker under the new Affordable Care Act, explains to citizens the health insurance enrollment process and the options available to them at a seminar at the Willa Cather Omaha Public Library in Omaha, Neb., Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

    A Bumpy First Day For New Insurance Marketplaces

    CHICAGO  — For millions of Americans trying to log in, the online insurance marketplaces created by the new health care law began with a stalled website, an error message or a menu that didn’t work. But the debut of the […]

  • President Obama Hails ‘Historic’ Launch Of Health Exchanges

    President Obama Hails ‘Historic’ Launch Of Health Exchanges

    WASHINGTON  — Hailing it as an “historic day,” President Barack Obama pressed forward his flagship health care program Tuesday, inaugurating new insurance exchanges to expand access for those without coverage despite the shutdown taking hold across much of the government. […]

  • ‘Obamacare’ Exchanges Start Up As Government Shuts Down

    ‘Obamacare’ Exchanges Start Up As Government Shuts Down

    WASHINGTON  — For three years, the Obama administration has been preparing for this moment: the launch of new insurance exchanges, intended to expand health coverage to millions of uninsured Americans. But this is far from the grand opening that President […]

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    Feds Approve Ark.’s Private-Option Medicaid Plan Under Obamacare

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark.  — Arkansas became the first state on Friday to win federal approval to use Medicaid funding to purchase private insurance for thousands of low-income residents under the federal health care law, clearing the way for a model […]

  • President Barack Obama was all smiles as he promoted his health care reform law in Maryland Thursday. At the same time, though, his administration revealed another delay.	 | Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

    Obama Takes A Shot At Fox News Over Obamacare (VIDEO)

    “If you’ve talked to somebody who said, ‘Well, I don’t know, I was watching Fox News and they said this is horrible,’ you can say, ‘you know what? Don’t take my word for it! Go on the website.” Posted: 09/26/2013 11:48 […]

  • VIDEO: State Health Care Ad: Upbeat and Catchy Maryland

    VIDEO: State Health Care Ad: Upbeat and Catchy Maryland

    With health plans under the Affordable Care Act set to start Oct. 1, states have launched ads touting the benefits of health insurance. This feel-good ad from Maryland takes the “catchy jingle” approach. (Photo: Vermont Health Connect)

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  • US President Barack Obama speaks as he participates in a conversation with former President Bill Clinton about the future of health care reform in America, and the benefits of expanding access to quality health care around the globe at Clinton Global Initiative in New York on September 24, 2013. AFP Photo/Jewel Samad        (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

    Across U.S.: Obamacare’s Average Monthly Cost $328 Without Subsidy

    Americans will pay an average premium of $328 monthly for a mid-tier health insurance plan when the Obamacare health exchanges open for enrollment next week, and most will qualify for government subsidies to lower that price, the Obama administration said […]

  • Premiums Unveiled For Health Overhaul Plans

    Premiums Unveiled For Health Overhaul Plans

    WASHINGTON — With new health insurance markets launching next week, the Obama administration is unveiling premiums and plan choices for 36 states where the federal government is taking the lead to cover uninsured residents. Before tax credits that work like […]

  • Patient Sharon Dawson Coates has her knee examined by Dr. Narang at University of Chicago Medicine Urgent Care Clinic in Chicago, June 28, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Young

    Even In A Government Shutdown, Obamacare Exchanges Could Function

    NEW YORK – U.S. State officials behind the launch of President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform on October 1 say they could weather a federal government shutdown, though the scenario would add new pressure to the political attacks and technical issues […]

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  • House Votes To Derail Affordable Healthcare Act, Fund Goverment

    House Votes To Derail Affordable Healthcare Act, Fund Goverment

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The GOP-controlled House voted Friday to cripple President Barack Obama’s health care law as part of a risky ploy that threatens a partial shutdown of the government in a week and a half. The fight is coming […]

  • Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, returns to his office after speaking with reporters about the deadline to fund the government and the fight among House Republicans, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. House Republicans vowed Wednesday to pass legislation that would prevent a partial government shutdown and avoid a default while simultaneously canceling out President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, inaugurating a new round of political brinkmanship as critical deadlines approach. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

    Republicans At Odds As ‘Affordable Healthcare’ Showdown Nears

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans struggled to tamp down a family feud Thursday as they approached a politically charged showdown with the White House that combines the threat of a government shutdown, a possible first-ever federal default and the GOP’s […]

  • FILE - This April 30, 2013 file photo shows the short form for the new federal Affordable Care Act application in Washington. Getting covered through President Barack Obama’s health care law might feel like a combination of doing your taxes and making a big purchase that requires some research. You’ll need accurate income information for your household, plus some understanding of how health insurance works, so you can get the financial assistance you qualify for and pick a health plan that’s right for your needs. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

    Applying For Health Insurance? Homework Involved

    WASHINGTON  — Getting covered through President Barack Obama’s health care law might feel like a combination of doing your taxes and making a big purchase that requires research. You’ll need accurate income information for your household, plus some understanding of […]

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  • AP: Early Look At Health Law’s Premiums

    AP: Early Look At Health Law’s Premiums

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The No. 1 question about President Barack Obama’s health care law is whether consumers will be able to afford the coverage. Now the answer is coming in. The biggest study yet of premiums posted by states finds […]

  • A Tea Party member reaches for a pamphlet titled "The Impact of Obamacare", at a "Food for Free Minds Tea Party Rally" in Littleton, New Hampshire in this October 27, 2012 file photo. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi//Files

    Deadline For Finalizing Obamacare Health Plans Delayed

    WASHINGTON – The Obama administration has delayed a step crucial to the launch of the new healthcare law, the signing of final agreements with insurance plans to be sold on federal health insurance exchanges starting October 1. The U.S. Department […]

  • A combination file photo shows opponents (L) and supporters (R) of Affordable Healthcare Act rally on the sidewalk at the Supreme Court in Washington on March 28, 2012 and on June 28, 2012 respectively. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (L) and REUTERS/Joshua Roberts (R)

    Analysis: In Obamacare Rate Debate, Price Gets Political

      NEW YORK – With the October 1 date for enrollment in the health insurance exchanges being created by Obamacare less than two months away, a war of numbers has been escalating. Health insurance will cost way less. Or it […]

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  • Obamacare’s Foot Soldiers Train To Enroll The Masses

    Obamacare’s Foot Soldiers Train To Enroll The Masses

    LOS ANGELES  – Nahla Kayali is a foot soldier for Obamacare. She is among the first wave of 2,000 community organizers in California getting trained to persuade more than 1 million uninsured people in the state to sign up for […]

  • Obamacare Speech By President To Highlight Benefits For Health Insurance Consumers

    Obamacare Speech By President To Highlight Benefits For Health Insurance Consumers

    President Barack Obama will again seek to seize control of the debate over his health care reform law during remarks Thursday that will emphasize Obamacare’s benefits for people who buy health insurance, senior administration officials said during a conference call […]

  • U.S. Sees Lower-Than-Expected Obamacare Insurance Costs

    U.S. Sees Lower-Than-Expected Obamacare Insurance Costs

      WASHINGTON  – Hoping to gain the high ground in an escalating war of words over Obamacare, the U.S. administration on Thursday forecast sharply lower than expected insurance costs for consumers and small businesses in new online state healthcare exchanges. […]

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  • U.S. To Delay Key Health-Reform Provision To 2015

    U.S. To Delay Key Health-Reform Provision To 2015

    WASHINGTON – The U.S. administration on Tuesday said it will not require employers to provide health insurance for their workers until 2015, a move that delays a key provision of President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law by a year. The delay, […]

  • Obamacare is coming, but what is it exactly? VIDEO

    Obamacare is coming, but what is it exactly? VIDEO

    One year ago today the Supreme Court found the Affordable Care Act constitutional. The new health care exchanges begin enrollment in 3 months but Obamacare is still confusing for most of us. Wonkblog’s Sarah Kliff explains what we can expect.

  • Texas Abortion Bill Filibustered By Wendy Davis Is Dead

    Texas Abortion Bill Filibustered By Wendy Davis Is Dead

        The Texas anti-abortion bill, which threatened to close nearly all of the abortion clinics in the state and prompted an 11-hour filibuster by state Sen. Wendy Davis (D), is dead, The Austin American-Statesman reported. Lawmakers had to vote on Senate Bill […]

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  • It takes an army: Tens of thousands of workers roll out Obamacare

    It takes an army: Tens of thousands of workers roll out Obamacare

    Call them Obamacare’s army. From the chief actuary at the California health insurance exchange that President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law established to the legions of call center staffers who will help people trying to buy insurance through such state […]

  • GLENDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 28:  Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer(Photo by Jonathan Gibby/Getty Images)

    Jan Brewer Forces Arizona Lawmakers’ Hands To Advance Obama’s Medicaid Expansion

    Arizona will expand Medicaid to cover nearly 300,000 poor residents next year after a bipartisan coalition passed a measure backed by Gov. Jan Brewer (R) through the state legislature on Thursday. Brewer, a conservative and avowed foe of President Barack […]

  • U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a Democratic Party fundraiser at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York, May 13, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Jason Reed

    U.S. sets $1 billion healthcare innovation initiative

    WASHINGTON – The Obama administration on Wednesday announced a $1 billion initiative to fund innovations in federal healthcare programs aimed at cutting costs while improving the health results. The Department of Health and Human Services said the money will be […]

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