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Is Obamacare really on life support?

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

The troubled rollout of health care.gov and televised hearings on Capitol Hill have taken

the wind out of Obamacare. The president's false reassurances have hardly enhanced its image.

But the Affordable Care Act is a massive undertaking. In some states, with their own exchanges,

people who've never had health insurance are able to sign up. In other places, there their own exchanges, people who've never had health insurance

are able to sign up. In other places, there's evidence of intentional sabotage. We'll look at

the goals of health insurance reform and early successes, as well as failures. Today's

talking point later on, 20 women are getting things done in the U.S. Senate. First, here's the

news.

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Hello again, Warren. I'll be back with To the Point.

Coverage of the Affordable Care Act has been all about health care.gov and President

Obama's false reassurances, but health reform is bigger than politics.

We'll look at where it appears to be working as well as where it's not.

On reporter's notebook, the U.S. Senate's 20 women members have adopted a new approach to

major legislation consensus as opposed to partisanship. First, this news update. As the U.S. and six

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