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and they re already behind schedule. big surprise. chief national correspondent jim angle is live with that from washington. jim? [laughter] reporter: you got that right, jon. obamacare was passed two-and-a-half years ago, and it starts to unfold this january with new taxes to help cover the costs, then new insurance exchanges which are supposed to be ready in october 2013. analysts, however, say the federal government is way behind in part because the bill was thrown together. it was put together by a bunch of special interests, and that s why you get this ruin goldberg contraption we re having all these problems. reporter: the administration finally laid out what it calls essential benefits which insurance companies needed to write and price their health care plans. but the administration is pressing its luck because companies usually need more time. it typically takes anywhere from a year to a year and a half for an insurance company to develop new policies, get them

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