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Obamacare customers book more checkups, data shows

By The Hill  
   January 16, 2015

People who bought insurance through the exchanges created by ObamaCare were more likely to book checkups than people covered by employer health insurance in 2014, according to new data from an online appointment service. The statistics signal success for the Obama administration, which touted access to preventive health as a way to shrink the country's healthcare spending. The year of data also revealed more good news for ObamaCare: While customers sought more annual appointments like physicals and women's health exams, there was no spike in demand for other, more costly specialists.

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