BOSTON: United States (US) President Barack Obama took the heat on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) for his health reforms’ bungled rollout, and acknowledged perhaps for the first time that some Americans will pay more for coverage under Obamacare.

One month after the October 1 debut of the online portal, thousands of Americans have signed up for new health insurance but millions more have been stymied by a cascade of technical problems afflicting HealthCare.gov.

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