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    To the Point

    Election-Year Politics and Healthcare

    Today -- for the 33rd time -- House Republicans are voting to repeal President Obama's Affordable Care Act, with no chance that the Senate will go along. The House and Senate wrangling is political theater while the real action takes place in the states.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Today -- for the 33rd time -- House Republicans are voting to repeal President Obama's Affordable Care Act, with no chance that the Senate will go along. The House and Senate wrangling is political theater while the real action takes place in the states. Texas and Florida are rejecting billions of federal dollars, rather than expanding Medicaid for the uninsured. Washington State has begun implementation. The US Supreme Court created the opportunity for different approaches, so election-year politics may be the ultimate "decider." We hear about the rhetoric, the multiple realities and the potential consequences for 50 million Americans who don't have health insurance.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Assistant Producer, To the Point/Which Way, LA?

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      Daniel Rothberg

      Nevada Independent

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      Chris Frates

      National Journal

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    2 of 3
    The House Votes to Repeal 'Obamacare'
    1. 0:00Mitt Romney Speaks at the NAACP Annual Meeting
    2. 7:19Election-Year Politics and HealthcareYou’re reading this
    3. 42:59The Srebrenica Massacre 17 Years Later
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