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Obamacare and You

The Rollout of the Affordable Care Act

The Affordable Care Act, passed in 2010, is the most significant health care overhaul in a generation. It seeks to decrease the number of people without health insurance and reform industry business practices. But the law's rollout has been marred by glitches and political opposition. ProPublica’s Charles Ornstein has been tracking its implementation.

53 stories published since 2013

Even After Open Enrollment, Activity Remains Unexpectedly High on Federal Health Insurance Exchange

Medicaid Programs Drowning in Backlog

Judging Obamacare: How Do We Know If It’s a Success or Failure?

Smoking Mad: Tobacco Users Caught Up in Insurer’s Obamacare 'Glitch'

During Final Obamacare Push, Conservative Author Sees Little to Celebrate

Many Unanswered Questions in Obamacare Enrollment Report

Obamacare’s Market Share Mystery: Will the Health Law Shake Up Insurance Leader Board?

Epic Fail: Where Four State Health Exchanges Went Wrong

As the Media Gets Bored With Obamacare, Is the Public Starting to Get on Board?

Can’t Get Through to Your Health Insurer? Vent on Twitter

Consumers With Canceled Insurance Plans Shifted to New Ones Without Their Permission

Journalists Turn to Themselves for Obamacare Stories

Obamacare: A Midterm Report Card

Stuck in Limbo With Breast Cancer as the Obamacare Deadline Looms

Deadline? What Deadline? The Obamacare Sign-up Dates Keep Moving

Obamacare Q&A: Fears of a Premium 'Death Spiral' Overstated

Turning the Corner? In California, At Least, Obamacare Sign-Ups Zoom

The Obamacare Paper Pileup

Payment Due: The Obamacare Deadline No One Is Talking About

As HealthCare.gov Rebounds, New Glitches Hit Medicaid Enrollments

HealthCare.gov’s Mysterious New Number: ‘834’

Test Run No. 2: HealthCare.gov’s Invisible Health Plans

For Uninsured Missouri Reporter, Obamacare Is a Real-Life Story

‘Please Wait’: New-and-Improved HealthCare.gov Has Same Old Problems

Six Questions About HealthCare.gov’s Future

Rate Hikes Hidden in California’s Glowing Obamacare Reviews

A Cheat Sheet For The Obamacare Hearings

How Low Will Health Care Enrollments Be? Here’s What to Watch For

Coming in January: Obamacare Rate Shock Part Two

Obamacare Q&A: ‘I Don’t Really Think You Could Stop This Law’

Health Care Delays Squeeze Patients in State High-Risk Pools

Answered: Why Two Obama Loyalists Lost Their Health Policies

Loyal Obama Supporters, Canceled by Obamacare

Why Health Insurance Cancellations Shouldn’t Be a Surprise

Can a Reprieve and a Lawsuit Reverse Health Insurance Cancellations?

Podcast: What Happens to Those Losing Health Coverage Under Obamacare?

Why Healthcare.gov Broke: Two Competing Story Lines

A Month in to Healthcare.gov, Real-Life Winners and Losers

Health Policy Canceled? What We Know and Don’t Know

Health-Care Rollout: The View From Kansas

Sebelius Testifies: Four Things to Know About Today’s Obamacare Hearing

Podcast: Why Is Healthcare.gov So Flawed?

The Affordable Care Act’s Most Important Date: Not What You Think

Today’s Obamacare Hearing: What You Need To Know

What’s Wrong With Healthcare.gov’s Price Estimator

Healthcare.gov’s Users Speak Out: 'Clean This Mess Up'

Is Healthcare.gov the Future? We Ask a Health Futurist

How the New Yorker’s Ryan Lizza Became a Mistaken Poster Boy for Obamacare

A Tale of Two Obamacares: Which Is Right?

Is Healthcare.gov Turning the Corner? Not So Fast

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