Obama announces changes to health care law

“Even with the issues we’ve had, the marketplace is working and people are enrolling,” she added.

Despite the expressions, the White House worked to reassure anxious Democrats who are worried about the program, which they voted into existence three years ago over Republican opposition as strong now as it was then.

Obama said he regretted the political grief caused to members of his own party who had backed him on the health care law.

“There is no doubt that our failure to roll out the Affordable Care Act smoothly has put a burden on Democrats, whether they’re running or not, because they stood up and supported this effort through thick and thin,” he said.

Copyright 2013 The Associated Press

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