Obama sees 'Bumps' as many states sit out ObamaCare Rollout

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Amid signs of early snags in the federal health law, President Barack Obama on Tuesday acknowledged it could face a rocky rollout this fall but said officials are racing to get the new insurance system ready in time. 

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More than half of the states are on track to sit out the law's Medicaid-expansion goal initially—which means millions of low-income Americans won't have access to health insurance through Medicaid as the law anticipated.

Meantime, 33 states have opted against running their own insurance exchanges, the websites where the law envisions consumers shopping for health policies and finding out whether they qualify for tax credits to help pay for them starting Oct. 1. While these residents will be able to use a federal exchange to buy policies, the federal government has had limited funding to set up the exchanges on behalf of the states and to provide consumer assistance for people trying to pick among insurance policies.

Moreover, state and federal officials have had limited opportunities to fully test the complex computer technology behind the exchanges before consumers start shopping.

"Even if we do everything perfectly, there will still be glitches and bumps," Mr. Obama told reporters Tuesday...

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Hahahaha...One man's bump is another man's DISASTER!

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