• Over a week ago, the Obama administration made an important announcement on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, or "Obamacare." After the law initially caused the cancellation of many health insurance policies, President Obama announced he would allow insurance companies, until the end of next year, to renew those policies instead.
• One South Dakota news source reported that the announcement sent the insurance industry "into a tizzy," because the announcement changed the rules after implementation had begun. This is just the latest instance of the administration making unexpected changes in the law's implementation.

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