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Which Way, L.A.?

How's Obamacare Working Out in Southern California?

California's version of Obamacare's going better than others, but there are still problems. We hear about glitches as well as success in expanding coverage for the poor.

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By Warren Olney • Nov 19, 2013 • 27m Listen

California's version of the Affordable Care Act is going better than many others, but that doesn't mean there aren't problems. We hear about website glitches and delays in providing guides for insurance exchanges as well as success in expanding coverage for the poor. Also, UCLA has a new "evidence-based" program for helping autistic kids and their parents.

On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, elections for Mayor in Detroit, New York and Boston turned more on class than race this month as multi-ethnic coalitions focused on economic recovery. With further help unlikely to come from Washington, are America's big cities now on their own?

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