Category Archives: Healthcare

White House Delays Yet Another Deadline Of “It’s The Law”

It’s good to be the king (The Hill) The Obama administration announced Tuesday that it was again extending the ObamaCare enrollment deadline for people with pre-existing conditions. The administration said it will extend the Pre-Existing Conditions Insurance Plan (PCIP), slated to end January 31, until March 15. “As part of our continuing effort to help […]

Surprise: California Democrat Pushes For Obamacare to Cover Illegal Aliens

Well, hey, why should the illegals be spared the pain of O-care? (Fox Latino) A California state lawmaker plans to introduce legislation that would allow undocumented immigrants to have access to government health insurance plans. The lawmaker, state Sen. Ricardo Lara, a Democrat, said if the current focus of healthcare reform is make sure everyone […]

Oops: Young Folks Not Signing Up For OfailCare

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 […]

Surprise: People Are Having Trouble Using Obamacare

  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 […]

Maryland Officials Knew A Year In Advance That Obamacare Website Was A Disaster

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 […]

Humana: Yeah, The Enrollment Mix Is Worse Than Though

Surprise! (Reuters)  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 […]

Unshockingly, Democrats Blame Big Business For Obamacare Rollout

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 […]

Good News: Obamacare To Now Ruin Olympics

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 […]

Senator Ron Johnson To Sue Obama Admin Over Congressional Exemption

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 […]

Surprise: Obamacare Not Able To Handle Life Changes

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 […]

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