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Via Watchdog.org:
In those states where there is a significant level of hostility toward ObamaCare, trained “navigators” will be on the ground to ensure the program is successfully implemented, senior administration officials said Thursday during a conference call.
With the open enrollment period for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, set to begin on Oct.1 and through March 2014, White House officials made it clear in their remarks that the partnerships set up in California to promote the federal health care program could serve as model for the rest of the country. […]
While the focus of President Obama’s comments Friday will be on California, administration officials said in response to reporter questions that the White House would rely upon ObamaCare navigators and community health centers to make inroads in states like Florida and Texas, which have been resistant to implementation.
“When you think about states like Texas and Florida, the other thing to understand is that even though there might not be some support in the state capitals, this is going to be a very community based and regionally focused enterprise,” a senior administration official said. “For example, community health centers are really going to be really at the core of local efforts where there is going to be someone trained in each one of them, in each state one of those states across the country to walk people through the process…mayors very involved, state legislators very involved, sports teams very, very involved, churches, community based organizations.