Politics & Government

How Does Obamacare Work? A Doctor Explains

Covered California, the state's new health insurance exchange, is open for business online. Officials expect more than 1 million Californians to get health insurance coverage for the first time.

As Republicans and Democrats spar in Washington over the federal budget and the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, millions of Californians became eligible Tuesday for new health insurance.

Covered California, the state's new health insurance exchange, is open for business online. Officials expect more than 1 million Californian's to get health insurance coverage for the first time.

In this video by Patch partner KTLA, the station's medical correspondent Dr. Rahul Jandial explains how Obamacare and the insurance exchange will work.


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