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Implementing Obamacare

On Oct. 1,  millions of Americans gained access to the new marketplaces mandated by President Obama’s health-care law. Check back regularly for the latest news on the launch of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the ongoing political fight over the law in Congress.

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Administration official Marilyn Tavenner apologizes for HealthCare.gov problems

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Medicare Chief Marilyn Tavenner testifies before Senate on HealthCare.gov troubles

Site will be working smoothly for most consumers by end of the month, Marilyn Tavenner says.

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Sandhya Somashekhar, Amy Goldstein
November 5, 9:09 pm
  • Sandhya Somashekhar|Amy Goldstein November 5, 9:09 pm

Obama’s approval rating dips below 40 percent

The daily tracking poll shows Obama’s approval rating at 39 percent, compared to 53 percent who disapprove.

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Aaron Blake
November 5, 4:09 pm
  • Aaron Blake November 5, 4:09 pm

Report: Up to 17 million eligible for ACA tax credits

The Kaiser Family Foundation report also found up to 29 million would be eligible to buy from marketplaces.

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Reid Wilson
November 5, 2:19 pm
  • Reid Wilson November 5, 2:19 pm

The fog of health reform

We’re in a period right now where the information coming out about the insurance people will get under Obamacare is often incomplete, wrong, or misleading.

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Ezra Klein
November 5, 1:54 pm
  • Ezra Klein November 5, 1:54 pm

Tavenner: HealthCare.gov experience will be smooth by November end

“We are now able to process nearly 17,000 registrants per hour, or five per second, with almost no errors,” she said.

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Ariana Cha
November 5, 11:24 am
  • Ariana Cha November 5, 11:24 am

The GOP’s latest Obamacare worry

Republicans shouldn’t let Obamacare make them defenders of health-care’s awful status quo.

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Ezra Klein, Evan Soltas
November 5, 8:44 am
  • Ezra Klein|Evan Soltas November 5, 8:44 am

Small business owners remain confused, misinformed about the health care law

Many who think they understand the law are clearly overconfident about how much they really know.

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J.D. Harrison
November 5, 8:19 am
  • J.D. Harrison November 5, 8:19 am

Obama seeks to fire up supporters on health care.

President Obama defends his promises on health care in address to supporters.

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David Nakamura
November 4, 7:29 pm
  • David Nakamura November 4, 7:29 pm

Carney clashes with reporter over HealthCare.gov

Carney began the exchange by mocking Karl’s animated first question and closes it by saying, “I give up.“

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Aaron Blake
November 4, 3:34 pm
  • Aaron Blake November 4, 3:34 pm

The memo that could have saved Obamacare

In 2010, one of Obama’s health-care advisors tried to raise the alarm over Obamacare.

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Ezra Klein
November 4, 3:34 pm
  • Ezra Klein November 4, 3:34 pm
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