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This makes the score Obama 1, GOP asshats 0. How can Obamacare still be open for business if the government shuts down? Many pieces of the health care law, the Affordable Care Act, aren’t tied to the annual spending bills. Much of the health law is mandatory spending — a kind of fiscal autopilot that’s not part of the annual appropriations battle that has Congress tied in knots. The mandatory components of the health law include the subsidies to help people buy private health plans as well as the expansion of Medicaid in many states. Both of those functions will be handled through the new health insurance markets or exchanges. Read more: politico/story/2013/09/as-shutdown-looms-obamacare-exchanges-still-set-for-launch-97510.html#ixzz2gQ2gwsnE
Posted on: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 22:49:18 +0000

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