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* * Title: Despite Criticisms, Health Care Law’s Impact on Jobs Is Still Unclear

*Source:* NY Times

*Author: *Annie Lowery and John Harwood* *

*Date:* Oct. 2, 2013

*Abstract:* The health care lawhttp://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/health/diseasesconditionsandhealthtopics/health_insurance_and_managed_care/health_care_reform/index.html?inline=nyt-classifierexpands insurance coverage to tens of millions of Americans, in part through the “exchanges” that began enrollment this week, and later through rules mandating that certain businesses provide coverage. The government has shut down in no small part because of Republican opposition to the law on economic grounds: It is harming businesses and sapping strength from the economy, they argue.

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