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Oregon Candidates Tiptoe Around Health Law

Cover Oregon is the state health exchange created under the Affordable Care Act. (Kate Black/OPB)
Cover Oregon is the state health exchange created under the Affordable Care Act. (Kate Black/OPB)

President Obama’s landmark health care legislation, the Affordable Care Act, is playing a significant roll this election season. But the law, also known as Obamacare, isn’t turning out to be the lighting rod expected in Oregon, so local politicians are taking a more nuanced approach. From the Here & Now Contributors Network, Kristian Foden-Vencil from Oregon Public Broadcasting reports.

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