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Affordable Care Act helps National Health Service Corps increase access to healthcare

The Obama administration has supported nearly 14,000 healthcare providers practicing in the communities that need them most, including 160 in the state of Virginia. With investments from the Affordable Care Act, the National Health Service Corps has supported nearly 14,000 health care providers between 2009 and 2013, including 160 in Virginia.

President Obama defends Affordable Care Act at Boston event

President Barack Obama defended the rollout of the Affordable Care Act at an event in Boston on Wednesday with Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick. Massachusetts has a similar state health-care system as what is being implemented at the federal level. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican, was the architect of the system, signed it into law in 2006.