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Abandoning a long-held industry tradition, GlaxoSmithKline Plc and Merck & Co. wont help low-income Obamacare patients pay for their high-priced drugs.

The House will vote as soon as tomorrow to avoid an estimated 24 percent cut in physician payment rates under Medicare scheduled to take effect after March 31, and to delay any future cuts to doctors for a year.

Americans will get more time to enroll in Obamacare insurance plans if they started the process but were unable to complete it before the March 31 deadline.

Insurance commissioners who oversee state insurance regulatory agencies have seen a significant impact on their daily job and the divisions or offices they oversee due to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

More than 1.1 million people visited the federal Obamacare website Monday, the second most ever, as Americans try to beat a March 31 deadline to obtain health insurance or risk a fine.

A poll from the Morning Consult finds that 60 percent believe the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will likely increase their health care costs in the long run.