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March 24, 2014

5 million sign up for Obamacare deadline nears

VIDEO - Five million people have now signed up for health insurance on the state and federal online exchanges, the…
March 21, 2014

Inside the race to get 6 million uninsured under Obamacare

theGRIO REPORT - The Obama administration is effectively running another national campaign, but this time with the goal not beating…
March 10, 2014

Obamacare credited with significantly lowering rate of uninsured

WASHINGTON (AP) — The rate of U.S. adults who lack health insurance keeps going down, according to major survey tracking…
January 23, 2014

Poll finds drop in uninsured rate post-Obamacare

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's uninsured rate dropped modestly this month as the major coverage expansion under President Barack Obama's…
December 30, 2013

Federal health care sign-ups pass 1 million mark

HONOLULU (AP) — The government's rehabilitated health insurance website has seen a December surge in customer sign-ups, pushing enrollment past…
December 23, 2013

Obamacare delay: Last-minute insurance shoppers given grace period

CHICAGO (AP) — Anticipating heavy traffic on the government's health care website, the Obama administration effectively extended Monday's deadline for…
December 20, 2013

Michelle Obama discusses Sasha's meningitis scare

theGRIO REPORT - First lady Michelle Obama joined Rev. Al Sharpton on his radio show, sharing the story about her…
December 18, 2013

First lady Michelle Obama joins president's push on health care

WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama is suggesting a different kind of Christmas present for moms to give this…
December 12, 2013

Obamacare website woes force extension for sickest

WASHINGTON (AP) — Technology problems with President Barack Obama's health care website are forcing the administration to extend a federal…
December 11, 2013

Obamacare sign-ups pick up but may not close gap

WASHINGTON (AP) — With time running short, the nation's health care rolls still aren't filling up fast enough...
November 15, 2013

Insurance companies are the big winners in the 'Obamacare' media wars

OPINION - It seems to me that three things have converged to form the perfect storm for the Obama White…
November 14, 2013

Policy cancellations: President Obama will allow old health insurance plans

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bowing to pressure, President Barack Obama on Thursday announced changes to his health care law to give…
November 14, 2013

President Obama: 'We fumbled health care' law rollout

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama is taking responsibility for problems with the launch of the program. He says, quote, 'That's on…
November 7, 2013

President Obama to Americans losing health coverage: 'I'm sorry'

NBC NEWS - Obama’s comments come 10 days after NBC News’ Lisa Myers reported that the administration has known since…
October 20, 2013

476,000 applications filed for ‘Obamacare’ health insurance, sources say

WASHINGTON (AP) — Administration officials say about 476,000 health insurance applications have been filed through federal and state exchanges, the…
October 9, 2013

Diddy speaks out on the government shutdown: ‘It’s clearly a personal attack on the president’

theGRIO REPORT - Sean 'Diddy' Combs is socially active, without seeming to be specifically politically vocal. Yet, while announcing his…
September 30, 2013

The new health insurance changes are affordable

theGRIO REPORT - Health insurance costs will vary according to where people are located in the country, family size, income,…
July 24, 2013

Obamacare won’t slash workers’ hours, report finds

NBC News - Opponents of Obamacare say it will kill jobs, and they specifically say provisions forcing employers to offer…
April 4, 2013

Why thousands of African-Americans may not benefit from Obamacare

theGRIO REPORT - Republicans in seven of the ten states in the country with the highest percentage of African-Americans have…
March 12, 2013

Make the Affordable Care Act pay off for you

theGRIO REPORT - Now that the Affordable Health Care Act is law, consumers can start exploring health insurance plans that…