January 13, 2014 – 7:00 pm
One step closer to the “death spiral” Young adults make up almost one-quarter of ACA signups Young adults account for slightly less than one-fourth of the Americans who signed up for health plans during the initial three months of federal and state insurance marketplaces — a smaller share than government and industry officials have said […]
January 13, 2014 – 9:01 am
The heck you say Help! I can’t use my Obamacare benefits Jeanne Patterson really needs to see a doctor but had to cancel her appointment last week. Why? Because her new Obamacare benefits were not in order, forcing her to spend hours and hours on hold with her insurer, Independence Blue Cross. Many folks […]
January 12, 2014 – 8:23 am
Say, I wonder whether the problems and negligence surrounding the Maryland Exchange website will be a national story, where media dig into just who knew and when they knew, and what Governor Martin O’Malley (D) knew, and publish breathless reports, where we see crazy op-eds about the end of his career. Or will this just […]
January 10, 2014 – 12:01 pm
Surprise! (Reuters) Â Health insurer Humana Inc said on Thursday that it projected its enrollment mix in private plans through the exchanges created by President Barack Obama’s healthcare law will be, “more adverse than previously expected.” Humana attributed the enrollment trend to regulatory changes allowing people to remain in previously existing plans not sold on the […]
January 9, 2014 – 6:50 am
I’d like to say this is a 100% idiotic attempt to deflect blame, but there are enough business haters out there for it to partly work (Politico) Democrats taking heat back home for Obamacare’s rocky online rollout say don’t blame them — blame Big Business. Facing an onslaught of constituent frustration over problems with online […]
January 8, 2014 – 10:44 am
Of course, NBC does a pretty fine job of ruining the Games with their constant focus on yapping and human interest stories rather than showing the actual events. This is just the icing on the cake (Politico) The Obama administration is planning an Olympic-size ad blitz to push health coverage during the winter games next […]
January 6, 2014 – 8:11 am
We can quibble to our heart’s content over the word “exemption”, but at the end of the day the Office of Personnel Management decision violates the text of the law (Wall Street Journal) On Monday, Jan. 6, I am filing suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin to make Congress […]
January 3, 2014 – 2:10 pm
Color me shocked! (WRAL) You were patient with the government’s kooky website, and now you have your health insurance card. That’s good, since your family is expecting a new baby. But you may have jump through more hoops to get the child formally added to your policy. The Obama administration confirms there is no quick […]
January 3, 2014 – 8:07 am
And here’s where the 1971 Ford Pinto meets the road (The Hill) The number of people seeking to use their new ObamaCare coverage for the first time is expected to spike next week. Representatives from healthcare companies, trade groups, and the Obama administration told The Hill that many who obtained new coverage under the law […]
January 2, 2014 – 8:26 am
No, really (Politico) The Obama administration Wednesday said the Affordable Care Act contraceptive coverage regulations are fair – and they don’t really hurt the Denver-based religious organization that got a temporary New Year’s Eve reprieve from Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. “We defer to the Department of Justice on litigation matters, but remain confident that […]
