Category Archives: Healthcare

Surprise: Obama To Allow Delay In Signing Up For Ocare

It’s a small change, but another change to It’s. The. Law. (Washington Post) The Obama administration has decided to give extra time to Americans who say that they are unable to enroll in health plans through the federal insurance marketplace by the March 31 deadline. Federal officials confirmed Tuesday evening that all consumers who have […]

Got Bubonic Plague? That’s Why You Need Ocare!

Well, it could happen! (via Twitchy) Sprained ankle? Bubonic plague? http://t.co/YGuenlpbKS #GetCoveredNow — All On The Line (@allontheline) March 24, 2014 Good grief. Obviously, this has caused lots of derision, such as https://twitter.com/kankokage/status/448167025341235200 https://twitter.com/SamValley/statuses/448114843292147713 and then What's the purpose of "Getting Covered" if you can't afford the $6000 deductible? Doh! @SHannitysHair @OFA pic.twitter.com/cIeB64tUsp — Gringo […]

Washington Post Upset That “Vocally Devout” Justices Will Decide Ocare Contraception Case

Tuesday is the day when the Supreme Court will hear the case on the Ocare mandate requiring companies to provide insurance that includes free contraception, sterilization, and abortifacients. Many religious companies find this to be against their religious beliefs. And, per the Washington Post’s Robert Barnes, it’s horrible that religious justices might decide the case […]

OFA Hijacks Gadsen Flag For Obamacare

The Gadsen Flag was a symbol of freedom, standing against tyranny. An “American guesser“, who many believe to be Benjamin Franklin, wrote of the rattlesnake, a uniquely American animal, which was nowhere else in the world “She never begins an attack, nor, when once engaged, ever surrenders: She is therefore an emblem of magnanimity and […]

HHS Head Kathleen Sebelius Loves This March Madness Obamacare Push

These people are shameless Don’t Let a Sports Injury Keep You Out Of The Game, Get Covered Today This week, as part of our final push to encourage as many Americans as possible to get covered ahead of the March 31st enrollment deadline, the Administration is launching an effort to reach college basketball fans young […]

Vast Majority Of Obamacare Signups In Rhode Island Are Through Medicaid

Putting more citizens directly under the banner of Government health insurance. Guess who gets to pay the most? That’s right, other taxpayers (WPRI) Since Oct. 1, more than 68,000 Rhode Islanders – roughly 6.5% of the state’s population – have signed up for health insurance through HealthSource RI, the state’s new Obamacare marketplace. But two-thirds […]

Obamacare Premiums Said To Soon Skyrocket

And right in time for the 2014 midterms. I feel an Obama delay coming shortly (The Hill) Health industry officials say ObamaCare-related premiums will double in some parts of the country, countering claims recently made by the administration. The expected rate hikes will be announced in the coming months amid an intense election year, when […]

We Trashed The Health System For A Supposed 5 Million Enrollments?

HHS is thrilled with themselves As this historic open enrollment period enters its final weeks, millions of Americans are finding quality, affordable coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act.  Fernando Valdez and Denise Schroeder were part of a weekend wave of consumers signing up for new coverage and bringing enrollment nationwide to more than 5 […]

Are You Ready For Obamacare March Madness?

Yet another event Team Obama plans to ruin (CNN) As hoop heads across the country prepare for the Big Dance, President Barack Obama’s administration is banking on a new March Madness-focused campaign to help boost Obamacare enrollment. To coincide with the start of NCAA basketball tournament, a White House official says the administration is launching […]

Obama: Hey, We’ve Got Enough Enrollments To Ensure Obamacare Survives

He’s pretty casual in throwing out the supposed enrollment figure, though strangely unable to provide the risk pool mixes (Washington Post) President Obama said Friday he was confident enough Americans had enrolled under the Affordable Care Act to make the program “stable.” In an interview with WebMD (transcript here), Obama said the fact that 4.2 […]

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