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How Obamacare Has Failed the Uninsured in One Chart

That the Affordable Care Act has so far fallen well short of its primary goal of providing coverage for most of the nation's 48 million uninsured has become increasingly clear as the sign-up data has trickled out.

So far, 3 million people have signed up for Obamacare, less than half of the target number of 7 million enrollees estimated by the Congressional Budget Office.

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How Self-Serving Politicians - Not Tech - Ruined the Obamacare Launch

"Too many people tried to sign up." "We didn't have enough time." Such are the excuses coming from the Obama administration as they try to explain the disastrous launch of the healthcare exchange websites. But the failure of the websites was inevitable. In decision after decision,

the administration itself sabotaged the central tool of its heallhcare overhaul...

Obamacare Facts: The Affordable Care Act by the Numbers

There are a lot of important Obamacare facts and numbers you can't afford to ignore.

Let's start with the enormity of U.S. President Barack Obama's signature healthcare bill. To date, some 2,572 pages of regulations have been written (more are expected).

More familiar numbers tied to Obamacare include 50 - the headcount at which companies must provide insurance or pay a fine ($2,000).

Now consumers have less than one month until the next round of Obamacare regulations kick in Oct. 1, with open enrollment in the online Health Insurance Marketplace (formerly called exchanges).

Note: Under Obamacare, you could get slapped with a $2,000 fine - even if you DO have insurance. This free presentation shows you what to do. Please view while it's still airing. Go here.

When looking into the facts and full impact of Obamacare, here are 15 of the most important numbers you need to know:

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Why Workers Are Getting Squeezed by Obamacare

Obamacare stipulates that large employers don't have to provide health insurance to those working fewer than 30 hours a week.

As a result, critics say, employers have increasingly cut worker hours to stay within the limit.

Fox Business' Stuart Varney noted Monday the latest jobs report showed 278,000 people were pushed involuntarily into part-time work when they wanted full-time work.

"In large part, that's because Obamacare's coming down the pike," Varney said.

The squeeze isn't happening only in the United States.

In Japan, employers have been limiting workers' hours to avoid paying health insurance for them for decades, Money Morning Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald said on Fox Business' "Varney & Co."

Check out this video to hear Keith's take on the Obamacare provision and how it will affect American employees.

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How to Trade the Obamacare Ruling

During a visit today (Wednesday) to Fox Business' "Varney & Co." program, Money Morning's Keith Fitz-Gerald tackled the issues surrounding the Obamacare ruling and how investors can trade the news.

Since the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to announce its Obamacare ruling tomorrow, we wanted to share with you this Q&A session with Keith on what you need to know about the decision.

Keith also shared what he thinks of Facebook stock as the market is flooded with analyst opinions from the underwriting firms.

You can see all of Keith's analysis in the video below.

Q, from "Varney & Co." host Stuart Varney: The Obamacare ruling is imminent. Will insurance companies tank if it's repealed, and how would you trade that?

A, Keith Fitz-Gerald: I can see this going two ways...

1)If it's upheld, insurance companies will make bank, but businesses offering services to small and mid-cap companies that are likely to be hamstrung are going to do better. That includes Paychex Inc. (Nasdaq: PAYX) or Express Scripts (Nasdaq: ESRX), for instance. Both will help small companies spend their healthcare dollars more efficiently.

2)If struck down, big insurance companies will have to retool and restructure as they are the ones that hold the biggest stake in this debate. It's a little late to make that bet today, but when the ruling is announced we'll have some clarity and can make a decision then.

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With or Without "Obamacare" These Healthcare Stocks Are Headed Higher

The fat lady hasn't sung yet...but she is warming up.

Three days of arguments before the Supreme Court have made it abundantly clear - "Obamacare" is in danger of being gutted or completely wiped off the books.

Only one thing's for sure. Investors will want to keep buying healthcare stocks -especially as 10,000 baby boomers a day turn 65 years old for the next 20 years.

But there's one segment of the healthcare sector that will be sitting in the driver's seat when it comes to delivering healthy profits and investment returns - no matter how the court rules.

Here's what you need to know...

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Obamacare in the Balance: Key Takeaways from the Affordable Health Care Act Hearings


Three fast-paced days was all it took for nine justices to grill advocates arguing for and against the Affordable Care Act - better known as Obamacare.

A decision is expected in late June, just months before 2012 presidential elections.

Although it is notoriously difficult to predict U.S. Supreme Court decisions purely based on their questioning, here are my takeaways from these momentous three days.

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