On Tuesday the most anticipated part of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), began as the Health Care Marketplaces for each state were formally launched. And while the launch was frustrating to many because of understandable technology glitches, in the halls of Congress the road-blocks continued as members who want to overturn the law persist in avoiding compromise. (Video: KHOU 11 News)
- Despite Delays, Houstonians Optimistic About New Obamacare Website
(KUHF Public Radio) - Texans experience glitches in health care marketplace rollout (Chron.com)
- Doctors prep for flood of new patients as more Americans sign up for insurance (KHOU 11 News)
- Health Care Reform Act begins (KPRC 2 News)
- In Texas, calls roll into 2-1-1 center (Washington Post)
- Obama hails opening of health insurance marketplace, admits some glitches (NBC News)
- Government shutdown forces clinical trial patients to wait (CNN)
LOCAL AREA HEADLINES:
- Report reveals cause of death for Houston firefighters in May hotel inferno (Chron.com)
- Schools Could See Direct, Indirect Impact From Shutdown (KUHF Public Radio)
- Report: Public defender system showing positive results (Chron.com)
- Veterans in Houston waiting longer for benefits (KPRC 2 News)
- Harris County Jail receives national award (KPRC 2 News)
- 11-year-old football player suffers spinal fracture after helmet-to-helmet contact (KHOU 11 News)
- Wild, deadly mushrooms popping up all over Houston (Chron.com)
- Fredericksburg students crown a friend with Down syndrome (Chron.com)
TEXAS HEADLINES:
- Speaker Straus: Houston Could Make Or Break Water Funding Referendum (KUHF News)
- State health officials urge Texans to get flu vaccine now (KPRC 2 News)
- Texas ‘Obamacare’ Navigators Testify Against Extra Training Requirements (KUT Austin)
- Smoking Study Suggests Tobacco Tax Could Fund Texas Preschools (KUT Austin)
NATION & WORLD:
- More babies share parents’ beds despite SIDS risks (AP)
- BP executive defends Gulf spill response tactics (Chron.com)
- Global study: World not ready for aging population (AP)
