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"THE AFFORDABLE Care Act’s marketplaces open Tuesday, even though the federal government has shut down. A lot of people don’t know what the opening means, let alone how the broader law is supposed to work. The political debate doesn’t help: It has become increasingly distorted since the law passed three years ago, culminating in inflated Republican claims in recent days that the system will harm, rather than improve, health care for many Americans. That’s not only bad for President Obama’s signature policy achievement, it’s also bad for the health-care system.
To state the obvious, Obamacare is not a panacea. But it’s also not an outrageous government takeover — and it’s likely to help many more Americans than it hurts.
...As with any big rollout, there will no doubt be problems, many of them mundane. Computer systems will not work perfectly. Some people might have to sign up over the phone or on paper. But everyone should hope that those sorts of problems — and the overheated rhetoric of critics — do not deter too many people from buying insurance. Many Americans’ health depends on it."
THE WASHINGTON POST: Everyone should hope Obamacare works
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