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GWEN IFILL: As the new health care exchanges began their second day in operation, interest remained high and the problems remained, too. Officials say there were 4.7 million unique visitors to the federal Web site healthcare.gov in the first 24 hours. But there were still often long waits for those trying to get information or … Read more

GWEN IFILL: The shutdown did begin on the very same day that one of the most critical pieces of the health care law began to take effect. Judy picks up story from there. JUDY WOODRUFF: This is the day that people can start enrolling for health insurance through new online marketplaces known as exchanges. In all, the … Read more

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JUDY WOODRUFF: But, first, we step back for a fuller explanation of how the exchanges should work. One state has already been running its own insurance marketplace for years, and in many ways, it has served as a model for the new ones. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports from Massachusetts. It’s part of his ongoing … Read more

JUDY WOODRUFF: As we heard earlier, even with a possible government shutdown looming tonight over the fate of the health care law, one thing won’t change: Money to implement the law has already been allocated. And, tomorrow, the federal government and 16 states are poised to open new online insurance marketplaces. One of the key … Read more