Obamacare was pushed through Congress at high speed, without much debate and without the usual haggling. The reason was that, like thieves in a hurry to grab everything and get out safely, Democrats were eager to move it through while … Continue reading →
California may have one of the better state Obamacare websites, but it sure doesn’t seem to have one of the better rates of reimbursement for doctors. And that may have big consequences: An estimated seven out of every 10 physicians … Continue reading →
Aside from having to date your checks “2014,” that is? Ace speculates: We tried to figure out exactly what the hell was going to happen on January 1st, given that Obamacare kicked five million people off their insurance, and would … Continue reading →
The results of a recent Kaiser poll are somewhat of a surprise to me. It found that one of the groups most down on Obamacare right now is white blue-collar women, otherwise known as “waitress moms,” who have turned against … Continue reading →
After all,Obamacare is probably the very first business most of them have ever run. Reuters reports: The administration is planning a “workaround” for payments, said Daniel Durham, vice president for policy and regulatory affairs at America’s Health Insurance Plans. Health … Continue reading →
…it seems we have Potemkin enrollments: Obama administration officials acknowledged today that some of the roughly 126,000 Americans who completed the torturous online enrollment process in October and November might not be officially signed up with their selected issuer, even … Continue reading →
The government has had three and a half years to construct the website, and two months to fix it after its disastrous first opening. Before I talk about the re-opening, here’s a hypothetical: let’s suppose that Healthcare.com really had been … Continue reading →
Terrible numbers for physician participation in the Obamacare networks. “If you like your doctor, you can…” Oh well, how many people like their doctors, anyway?
Continue reading →…by moving the goalposts. I guess they’re counting on the fact that most of America isn’t paying attention to what the goal actually was, or is. [NOTE: More here. I’ll just add that the “Mission Accomplished” banner that Zombie references, … Continue reading →
…but. Actually, I think I’ll just present this one without comment, except to say that it’s from August of 2009: By the way, the video is still up at whitehouse.gov, under a heading that reads “Health Insurance Reform Reality Check.” … Continue reading →
Perhaps the most important Obamacare lie will turn out to be the one about Medicaid: The biggest lie of all is that 15-30 million additional people who will be enticed or shoved onto Medicaid will receive quality health care. In … Continue reading →
…but please don’t go there. A “big health care marketing campaign” had been planned for December (at your expense, you lucky taxpayers!) to further sell the program to the reluctant public. But that’s been postponed for fear it would be … Continue reading →