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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Obamacare Numbers Look Best in California

    At a news conference today, Peter Lee announced that 70% of the Californians enrolled in the Affordable Care Act so far found the process was easy. Lee, who's Executive Director of Covered California, said "I really hope this puts to bed the drumbeat of comments about glitches and computer problems.

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

    At a news conference today, Peter Lee announced that 70% of the Californians enrolled in the Affordable Care Act so far found the process was easy. Lee, who's Executive Director of Covered California, said "I really hope this puts to bed the drumbeat of comments about glitches and computer problems. Californians, at CoveredCA.com, enrolling with ease." Lee also announced that 35,000 Californians have enrolled — double the number in any other state and more than the total of 36 states where the federal government is in charge with healthcare.gov.

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    Obamacare Numbers Look Best in California
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    3. 16:49Immigrants Living behind the Facade of SoCal Suburbia
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      Warren Olney

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Obamacare Numbers Look Best in California
    1. 0:00LA Unions and the Supreme Court
    2. 5:26Obamacare Numbers Look Best in CaliforniaYou’re reading this
    3. 16:49Immigrants Living behind the Facade of SoCal Suburbia
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