Obama will cite health insurance gains in visit to Milwaukee
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will seek to highlight how his signature health insurance overhaul has helped millions of Americans gain coverage as he visits Milwaukee Thursday to congratulate local leaders for winning a national enrollment contest.
[...] repealing the law has been a mantra of Republicans running for federal office as critics argue that the law's mandates have increased coverage costs unnecessarily.
During the latest enrollment period, Milwaukee officials held sign-up events at libraries, delivered thousands of flyers and participated in phone banks to walk residents through the process.