One of the ongoing problems with Obamacare is that people who “enroll” aren’t actually enrolled until they make their first payment. But those first payments have to be made to the individual insurer, not to healthcare.gov. Here’s what HHS’s “What
Last weekend the NY Times published a “Sunday dialogue” which included a letter to the editor by a Connecticut bookseller and some responses. The topic was media bias. Both the letter–and some of the responses to it–present a perspective on
After the announcement of the latest enrollment figures this week, health insurance expert Bob Laszewski examining enrollment figures in the states where website complications have been far less catastrophic than at the federal level. “In states where the exchange has
Politifact has labeled President Obama’s promise “If you like your plan, you can keep your plan” its Lie of the Year for 2013. The site has come a long way since 2008 when it labeled the same claim “True.” Here’s
The American Action Forum has put together a helpful chart which compares Obamacare enrollment to the goal set by HHS. Not surprisingly, it reveals that Obamacare has a lot of ground to make up. Tuesday I pointed out that Medicare
One large insurer is offering an additional week for people to get their first premium payments in and several state exchanges have announced the same move. In order to be enrolled in a new plan beginning in January, individuals not
Senator Landrieu has released her first advertisement for reelection on Wednesday and she is clearly concerned about what Obamacare could mean for her reelection. The ad uses clips from various media appearances to paint Landrieu as someone fighting to insure
Even with a big final bump like the one in Massachusetts, Obamacare will not reach its goal of 7 million. In fact, Obamacare would need a similar final surge each month for the next four months to get there. Wednesday
A Quinnipiac poll released Tuesday finds the President at a new low, 38-57 percent. A previous poll released in mid-November had the President at 39-54 percent. The President still receives 76 percent approval from Democrats but has fallen off among
Medicare part D had a troubled rollout but its problems were really nothing compared to the launch of Obamacare. Monday Ezra Klein published a post at Wonkblog stating that Obamacare would likely succeed despite the problems with healthcare.gov. The example
A Kentucky M.D. named Stephen Kiteck is shutting down his medical practice and citing Obamacare as the reason. Dr. Kiteck published an ad in the local paper saying his office will close Dec. 31, 2013 because of Obamacare. He invites
Today Politico’s Dylan Byers got tough on MSNBC with two posts calling into question the channel’s journalistic credibility. Byers started the day by going after MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry for something she said over the weekend. Harris-Perry claimed Sunday that
Sunday morning Ezekiel Emanuel appeared on Fox News Sunday and had an enlightening exchange with Chris Wallace about one of the President’s signature Obamacare promises. Wallace pressed Emanuel on the President’s promised that “if you like your doctor you can
President Putin dissolved the state-run news agency RIA Novosti Monday in a move that was described as an attempt to tighten his control over the media. RIA Novosti will be disbanded but a new state run agency called Rossiya Segodnya will
Gallup release new polling Friday which shows that a majority of Americans, 52 percent, want to see Obamacare either scaled back or repealed outright. Gallup asked respondents to choose what they would like to see Congress do about the law.
The union organized fast food walkout Thursday turns out to have been heavy on the walking and light on the “out.” In New York at least, there was a group of about 100-150 who walked from one restaurant to another.
While the White House and supporters of the Affordable Care Act continue to talk about the number of people “enrolled” via healthcare.gov, the reality is that no one is enrolled until they pay their first month’s premium. So how many
Fast food workers organized by the SEIU are on strike today to demand a $15 an hour wage. Activists are also seeking to unionize workers and to bring attention to the push for a higher minimum wage nationwide. Protests began
Despite two rounds of apologies from the President and a general consensus among fact checkers that the President’s claim was false, Sen. Harry Reid went on television this week and argued that Obama’s “if you like your plan” promise was
How in the world did MSNBC let this gem go? The culture of this country is doomed so long as this celebrity scrutiny/diversion/obsession continues. And all of the attendant destruction — ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) December 4, 2013 It’s not clear what
Obama used to amuse crowds with an allegory about Republicans who had driven the economy into a ditch and were now complaining that he wasn’t getting it out of the ditch fast enough. Five years into his tenure, his own
Mark Jaquith is a lead developer for Wordpress so he’s pretty familiar with good web design. Mark has been trying to buy insurance over healthcare.gov since October. It hasn’t been going well. Previously when Mark tried to buy insurance the
After his impressive victory in New Jersey last month, some critics have claimed that Governor Christie’s appeal is limited to the northeast. Sure, he might be able to win in Jersey, they argued, but that doesn’t mean he’ll have appeal
Government spending is being cut in many areas since sequestration kicked in but spending on liquor by US embassies has grown substantially during President Obama’s tenure. The Washington Times reports that the State Department’s liquor bill was over $400,000 last
Mother Jones has a story this morning about Donor Trust, a group that collects and distributes money to conservative organizations including some that produce news. The splashy headline claims that Donor Trust distributed $96 million last year. A subhead reads
