Obama: Launch of insurance exchanges is ‘historic’

Your Health Matters

President Barack Obama, followed by Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius arrives in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, for a statement on the budget. Congress plunged the nation into a partial government shutdown Tuesday as a protracted dispute over Obama's signature health care law reached a boiling point, forcing some 800,000 federal workers off the job. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON (AP) — Hailing it as an "historic day," President Barack Obama pressed forward his flagship health care program Tuesday, inaugurating new insurance exchanges to expand access for those without coverage despite the shutdown taking hold across much of the government.

facebookShare on Facebook
TwitterTweet
FollowFollow us
PinterestSave