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Two Months Into Exchange Rollout, How Obamacare Has Fared In Florida

The homepage of HealthCare.gov, Dec. 3, 2013.
Patrick Donges
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WJCT
The homepage of HealthCare.gov, Dec. 3, 2013.

Today the Obama administration is launching a campaign to promote the benefits of the president’s signature health care law. The push comes after widespread criticism over the technical problems plaguing the online home of the insurance marketplace, HealthCare.gov.

The homepage of HealthCare.gov, Dec. 3, 2013.
Credit Patrick Donges / WJCT
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WJCT
The homepage of HealthCare.gov, Dec. 3, 2013.

The White House says the web site is functioning much better now, and they’re going on the offensive to tout the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. 

Carol Gentry, editor of Health News Florida, a subsidiary of WUSF Public Media in Tampa joined us to discuss how the implementation of Obamacare is playing out in the Sunshine State.

You can follow Melissa Ross on Twitter @MelissainJax.

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Melissa Ross joined WJCT in 2009 with 20 years of experience in broadcasting, including stints in Cincinnati, Chicago, Orlando and Jacksonville. During her career as a television and radio news anchor and reporter, Melissa has won four regional Emmys for news and feature reporting.