Obama acts to fix health care glitches

President Barack Obama has acknowledged that widespread problems with his new health care law are unacceptable, as the government tries to fix the glitches.

Mr Obama is due to make his first health care-focused speech since a cascade of computer problems with “Obamacare” became apparent.

The troublesome introduction of the health care exchanges has been an embarrassment for Mr Obama’s signature legislative achievement and could impact on next year’s Congressional elections as well as the president’s legacy.

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The troubles were overshadowed, however, by Republican efforts to delay or cut funds for Obamacare in exchange for reopening the government during the 16-day shutdown which began the same day as health care law was rolled out.

Administration officials initially blamed a high volume of interest for the frozen screens that
many people encountered. Since then, they have also acknowledged problems with software and some elements of the system’s design.