White House turns to gamers to boost Obamacare

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The Obama administration is hoping racing unicorns and “Street Fighter” battles will help in its quest to get more young people to sign up for Obamacare.

The White House hosted a competitive video gaming event on the popular Internet streaming platform Twitch on Monday. The goal of the event, which was scheduled to be a few hours of millennials playing video games, was to try to expand outreach to youths to sign up for Obamacare, which Congress and President-elect Trump want to repeal.

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