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Nov 11, 2015

Report: D.C. Has The 4th Highest Health Insurance Rate In The U.S.

Since the launch of Obamacare, D.C.’s rate of uninsured residents went down from 7.6 percent in 2010 to 5.28 percent in 2014.

Jun 25, 2015

Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act Subsidies In 6-3 Decision

Chief Justice Roberts wrote, “Congress passed the Affordable Care Act to improve health insurance markets, not to destroy them.”

Apr 01, 2014

Obama: Health Care Law ‘Is Not Perfect,’ But 7.1 Million People Signed Up

“Despite several lost weeks out of the gate because of problems with the website, 7.1 million Americans have now signed up for private insurance plans,” the president said.

Mar 17, 2014

White House Tries To Get People To Sign Up For Obamacare Through GIF Bracket

This week in “Obama appeals to millennials to get them to sign up for Obamacare:” A Buzzfeed-style GIF bracket.

Nov 22, 2013

Boehner Successfully Enrolls In Obamacare After Seeing Error Message

Speaker of the House John Boehner successfully enrolled in D.C.’s Affordable Care Act exchange yesterday. But not with a few hiccups first.

Oct 21, 2013

Over 12,000 Accounts Created On D.C.’s Health Care Exchange Site

To be more exact, 12,294 individual accounts and 426 small business (meaning there are fewer than 50 full-time employees) accounts have been created.

Oct 21, 2013

Pregnant Woman Who Nearly Fainted Behind Obama Today Is ‘OK’

While Obama was making the case for the Affordable Care Act, despite the many glitches involved in its rollout, Karmel Allison – a diabetic who was there to show support for Obamacare – began to wobble and looked like she was going to faint.

Oct 03, 2013

Over 4,000 Accounts Created on D.C. Health Link’s Opening Day

The site for the D.C. Health Link had 15,452 unique visitors on Tuesday, with 4,121 individuals and families making accounts, as well as 136 employers (businesses with fewer than 50 full-time employees). Numbers for yesterday weren’t released.

Feb 12, 2013

The Cooch Is Now a Published Author

Virginia Attorney General Ken “The Cooch” Cuccinelli is running for office. Naturally, he wrote a book.

Jan 11, 2013

Virginia AG Advocates That Opponents of Federal Contraceptive Mandate Ignore Law, Go To Jail

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli wants opponents of a new federal contraceptive mandate to flaunt the law and go to jail.

 
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