We check the pulse on the first day of the health insurance exchange open enrollment withCristal Thomas, Deputy Governor for Public Policy and former regional director for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Bruce Japsen, health care reporter for Forbes. Check out some key elements below, and view a timeline of the Affordable Care Act.

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