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    Obamacare: the Battle Continues

    Mitt Romney would try to repeal the Affordable Care Act , the biggest expansion of America's social safety net since 1965.

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

    Mitt Romney would try to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the biggest expansion of America's social safety net since 1965. But the President's re-election means that repeal of "Obamacare" is less likely than ever, and states have until this Friday to decide if they'll set up "exchanges" where 30 million Americans can buy subsidized health insurance. About one third of the states have already have said, "No," meaning the federal government will step in. Meantime, crowds of special interests are demanding change. What about the impact on Medicare and Medicaid and the rising cost of medical treatments?

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      KCRW

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Noam Levey

      Los Angeles Times

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      Jim Capretta

      American Enterprise Institute

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      Jacob Hacker

      Yale University

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    States Still Divided on Obamacare
    1. 0:00Hamas Issues "Declaration of War" after Israel's Targeted Killing
    2. 7:06Obamacare: the Battle ContinuesYou’re reading this
    3. 38:33Obama Faces the Press in the Midst of a Sex Scandal
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