Obama won’t make insurers his punching bag because he needs them

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As problems facing the implementation of President Obama’s health care law continue to mount, the administration is in a bind when it comes to the health insurance industry.

On one hand, insurers are an easy villain to blame for rate hikes and cancellation notices facing millions of Americans. But at the same time, their participation is essential to the success of the law.

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