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The Brave New World of Obamacare
Millions of Americans are starting to use their new health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. How's it going? How well are doctors and hospitals coping?
By Barbara Bogaev • • 52m ListenMillions of Americans are starting to use their new health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. How's it going? Where is the policy headed? How well are doctors and hospitals coping? Also, Secretary of State John Kerry pushes Israeli-Palestinian peace, and Colorado’s new marijuana stores are open for business and not lacking for customers. Barbara Bogaev guest hosts this rebroadcast of today's To the Point.
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3 storiesSecretary of State John Kerry Pushes Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Secretary of State John Kerry is Israel, meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Tomorrow he goes to the West Bank to talk with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abba. This is Kerry's tenth trip to the Middle East, where he's trying to create a framework for peace talks with the goal of a two-state solution.
Read the story8 minShowtime for Obamacare
The New Year brought with it medical coverage for millions of Americans under the Affordable Care Act . Yesterday about two million people began to receive private health coverage through the state health exchanges or the federal website.
Read the story35 minColorado Lights Up Legally
Yesterday pot smokers in Colorado rang in the new year with special joy and less paranoia when the nation's first recreational pot stores opened for business there. Washington is due to follow suit later in the year. Arizona, Alaska, California and Oregon are also considering liberalizing their marijuana laws.
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