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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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Ezra Klein
12:10 pm
  • Ezra Klein 12:10 pm

What every member of Congress is doing about his/her healthcare, in 1 chart

An ongoing analysis by The Washington Post is tracking which members of Congress are joining the new health care exchanges.

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Ed O'Keefe, Sean Sullivan
9:05 am
  • Ed O'Keefe|Sean Sullivan 9:05 am
J.D. Harrison
6:45 am
  • J.D. Harrison 6:45 am

Obamacare’s real promise

Under Obamacare, not everyone who likes their plan can keep their plan. But many more people who lose their plans can get news ones.

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Ezra Klein
December 7, 8:10 am
  • Ezra Klein December 7, 8:10 am

Rebecca Pearce, director of Maryland’s ailing health insurance exchange, resigns

Rebecca Pearce will no longer lead the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange.

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John Wagner, Lena H. Sun
December 6, 10:35 pm
  • John Wagner|Lena H. Sun December 6, 10:35 pm

D.C.’s online health exchange has “hundreds” of problem applications

Online enrollment has improved but duplicate applications, other glitches are triggering error messages

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Lena H. Sun
December 6, 7:50 pm
  • Lena H. Sun December 6, 7:50 pm

Spanish-language insurance site to launch this weekend

Several Hispanic advocacy groups will test out CuidadoDeSalud.gov as part of a “soft launch.”

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Sandhya Somashekhar
December 6, 5:25 pm
  • Sandhya Somashekhar December 6, 5:25 pm

Administration reports 25% error rate on Obamacare forms from October, November

Obama administration officials say error rate has declined since October.

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Amy Goldstein, Juliet Eilperin
December 6, 3:05 pm
  • Amy Goldstein|Juliet Eilperin December 6, 3:05 pm

Some HHS officials knew small business exchange wouldn’t be ready, e-mails show

CMS officials began sounding the alarm about the program’s readiness in late July, according to the e-mails.

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Juliet Eilperin
December 6, 12:05 pm
  • Juliet Eilperin December 6, 12:05 pm

Majority want to downsize Obamacare, but repeal movement shows little growth

Republicans increasingly want to repeal the law, but independents haven’t joined them.

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Aaron Blake
December 6, 10:05 am
  • Aaron Blake December 6, 10:05 am
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