Economist
A crucial piece of Barack Obama’s health reforms will be in place in less than six months. That, at least, is the plan. New exchanges for buying insurance must be open on October 1st. Democrats intended the exchanges to be jostling markets, run by the 50 states, where individuals could shop for insurance. The White House insists that the deadline will be met and the exchanges will be a success. But many of Mr Obama’s allies are less sure.
