Saturday, October 19, 2013

Nearly half million apply for U.S. health insurance despite flaws: official

Applications are seen at a rally held by supporters of the Affordable Care Act in Jackson, Mississippi WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Roughly half a million Americans have applied for health insurance through new federal- and state-run exchanges under President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, an administration official said on Saturday. Problems with the federal marketplace's entry portal serving 36 states, the website Healthcare.gov, have put a brake on the ability of consumers to shop for federally subsidized health coverage and drawn derision from Republicans, who oppose the law, popularly known as Obamacare. ...








via Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/nearly-half-million-apply-u-health-insurance-despite-003229409--sector.html

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