Health Insurance: Obama

Obama: Yet Americans are hardly celebrating, according to Times Colonist. Republicans have waged an unrelenting battle to repeal the law, claiming the program will cost American jobs. They have had no success so far, with Democrats controlling the Senate and White House. But even without Republican actions, Obamacare, as the program is commonly known, is already off to a rocky start. Obama has had to delay a key part for one year: a mandate that large employers provide health care coverage. On Thursday, the government announced delays for small businesses seeking to buy insurance online and WASHINGTON - Starting on Tuesday, an estimated 50 million Americans who don't have health insurance can start signing up for coverage as the core of President Barack Obama's overhaul takes hold. Subsidies will be available to help those with lower-incomes pay for insurance. And on Jan. 1, people will no longer be denied coverage because of previous illnesses. Polls show most of them don't like the program. Many object to requirements that all Americans have health insurance or face fines. Some employers, the main provider of health insurance in the U.S., are citing the program as they cut back on coverage contrary to Obama's promise that people could keep their coverage without worrying about anything changing. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.