Hello! My name is Ned Collins-Chase, and I will be contributing to the Obama Today blog with Michelle while I work as a State Department intern for the rest of the summer. I have been interested in Obama’s career ever since watching his address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. More recently however, his stance on healthcare has been of particular interest. As a student who graduates college within a year, I have a lot of questions about how the new healthcare bill will affect me personally, so I was eager to learn more when I heard he was launching a new site.

President Barack Obama released a video today, explaining the new Healthcare.gov website, a part of the new Affordable Care Act signed into law in late March.

The new website, which Obama demonstrates in the video, is designed to make it easier for consumers to view their healthcare options, as well as their rights under the new legislation. It allows users to search for their best insurance options based on their location and employment status, and for businesses to shop for healthcare options for their employees.

Price estimates will be available on the site by October 2010. President Obama expresses hope that users will find Healthcare.gov an easy tool for finding answers to all their healthcare questions in one place. “That’s why we passed this reform,” the President commented in the video. “[T]o put Americans in control of their healthcare.”

More facts on the new website are available at the White House website.

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