March 19, 2014 – 8:33 am
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 […]
March 18, 2014 – 8:58 am
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 […]
March 17, 2014 – 8:04 am
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 […]
March 15, 2014 – 7:47 am
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 […]
March 14, 2014 – 6:58 am
That’s incredibly easy for her to say, being in an ultra-safe seat. She should perhaps consult with those in not so safe seats, especially in the Senate (Real Clear Politics) Nancy Pelosi said her Democratic colleagues should not shy from the Affordable Care Act in their 2014 midterm campaigns, arguing that Republicans “are wasting their […]
March 13, 2014 – 6:47 am
You’ve probably heard about this one by now: Team Obama has changed the hardship exemption rules (WSJ) But amid the post-rollout political backlash, last week the agency created a new category: Now all you need to do is fill out a form attesting that your plan was cancelled and that you “believe that the plan […]
March 11, 2014 – 9:14 am
This is one of two stories the media is crowing about, the other being CNN’s poll about approval for Ocare “rebounding” (IBT) The uninsured rate among all major demographic groups in the U.S. is going down, but Hispanics are still among the least insured in the country, a new survey found. The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, […]
March 10, 2014 – 7:18 am
This is not the first time Unite Here, a prominent union that supports those in the the hotel, food service, laundry, warehouse, and casino gaming industries, with major links to SEIU and other far left unions, has slammed Obamacare (though they were a big supporter of it initially, and certainly got out the vote for […]
March 9, 2014 – 8:19 am
Of course this must be about Obamacare (Townhall) Here’s your Orwellian Phrase for the Week: Individual shared responsibility payment. Yeah… Go ahead and try to wrap your brain around that amalgamation of contradictory concepts. The phrase is not gleamed from some glossy DNC spin-office, or a Harvard professor’s latest psychobabble posing as an academic paper. […]
March 8, 2014 – 2:56 pm
Why? The costs imposed by Obamacare (Buzzfeed)  Contract negotiations are stalled for thousands of workers at casinos on the Strip and in downtown Las Vegas to the point where they may go on strike — and the sticking point is Obamacare. On Feb. 20, thousands of housekeepers, porters, cooks, cocktail servers, and others represented by […]
