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National Journal | Poll: Young Adults Least Familiar With Obamacare
Individuals under the age of 30 continue to be the least familiar with the health care law, according to the poll. Nationally, 72 percent of adults are familiar with the law, while 28 percent are unfamiliar. Among 18-to-29-year-olds, however, only 63 percent are familiar, while 37 percent are unfamiliar.
CNN Money | Insurers still reporting errors on Obamacare applications
Consumers may have an easier time signing up on the federal Obamacare website, but insurers are still reporting problems with applicants' forms.
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Politico | The Big Fix
Today, the world's most public beta test continues at HealthCare.gov, as Americans across the country log on to see if the technical issues that have plagued the rollout of the Affordable Care Act are still preventing them from shopping for and enrolling in health insurance plans. After more than a month of intense effort under fierce political scrutiny and intense media coverage, the Obama administration successfully crossed a finish line of its own making: HealthCare.gov is working more smoothly.
Politico | Medicaid, insurance fixes may be big trouble later
Although Medicaid sign-ups through HealthCare.gov have been considered a rare bright spot in the flawed Obamacare rollout, the federal portal has been unable to send those Medicaid applications to the states for final processing. If states can’t receive and complete their work on Medicaid applications by the end of the year, people could go without Medicaid coverage in early 2014 despite having an eligibility determination.
