Mitt Romney appeared on CBS This Morning Friday and was asked about the problems with the rollout of the Affordable Care Act. Charlie Rose tries to bait Romney into calling the President a liar “for political gain.” He does this
by John Sexton15 Nov 2013, 12:11 PM PST0
Michael Shear has a news analysis piece out today which compares President Obama to President Bush and more specifically to his response to hurricane Katrina. Shear goes on to say that Obama has lost American’s trust and is, to some
by John Sexton14 Nov 2013, 3:02 PM PST0
In the wake of the HHS announcement of Healthcare.gov enrollment figures Wednesday, many people in the media are relying on analysis of the Massachusetts health care law being proffered by supporters of the Affordable Care Act as proof the numbers
by John Sexton14 Nov 2013, 12:17 PM PST0
Robert Laszewski is president of Health Policy and Strategy Associates. He is acknowledged to be one of the foremost experts on health insurance policy in the country. After the administration released enrollment numbers today Laszewski took to his blog to
by John Sexton13 Nov 2013, 2:10 PM PST0

A poll published Wednesday by Quinnipiac finds that in a theoretical 2016 match-up between Governor Chris Christie and former Secretary Hillary Clinton, Christie would have a slight edge. The poll of American voters showed Christie garnering 43 percent while Clinton
by John Sexton13 Nov 2013, 10:01 AM PST0
Todd Park is the Chief Technology Officer for the White House. Wednesday he testified before the House Oversight Committee about problems with the Healthcare.gov website. During testimony Rep. Jason Chaffetz asked Park if he had ever used Amazon.com. Park replied
by John Sexton13 Nov 2013, 9:15 AM PST0
A Quinnipiac poll published Tuesday finds President Obama at 39 percent approval, his lowest score in any Quinnipiac poll since he became President. Also for the first time a majority of Americans do not believe the President is honest. The
by John Sexton12 Nov 2013, 1:24 PM PST0
CBS’ Sharyl Attkisson reports that a September security memo by a CMS employee warned of “limitless” risk potential with the new site. Henry Chao was the project manager at CMS working on Obamacare’s federal exchange. During a nine hour interview
by John Sexton12 Nov 2013, 8:26 AM PST0
CBS and the Wall Street Journal report that roughly 50,000 have signed up using the federal exchange which covers enrollment in 36 states. That’s in addition to the 49,100 which Reuters reports have signed up in 12 states with their
by John Sexton11 Nov 2013, 5:08 PM PST0

Francois Hollande’s motorcade was greeted with boos and chanting as it rolled through Paris today on the way to a ceremony in remembrance of Armistice Day. Video posted on You Tube shows the crowd chanting and giving the thumbs down
by John Sexton11 Nov 2013, 12:45 PM PST0
After a month of shifting explanations it is now universally acknowledged that the President was not telling the whole story when he repeatedly claimed “if you like your plan you can keep your plan.” But that was not the last
by John Sexton11 Nov 2013, 10:54 AM PST0
On the Lead today Jake Tapper asks whether President Obama’s semi-apology for insurance cancellations follow Chris Christie’s advice not to “lawyer it.” In an interview on Tuesday, Tapper asked if Christie had any advice for the President who was reeling
by John Sexton8 Nov 2013, 3:29 PM PST0
Huff Post got the audio of an appearance Chris Matthews made in Philadelphia from a local blogger. In the clip, Matthews makes a fat joke about Christie which involves his wife. As you’ll hear, there was complete silence when Matthews
by John Sexton8 Nov 2013, 1:53 PM PST0
Gallup published a new poll Friday which shows that the people the Obamacare exchanges were designed to help, the uninsured, are mostly ignoring the sites. Just 18 percent of uninsured Americans have attempted to use the exchanges in the five
by John Sexton8 Nov 2013, 10:27 AM PST0
A security expert who examined several state based exchanges found they were “built in such a way as to almost attract attackers.” Kyle Adams is a software architect for Juniper Networks. He created a tool designed to detect attempted intrusions
by John Sexton7 Nov 2013, 3:42 PM PST0
Democrats sound nervous about the big win in New Jersey Tuesday. They should be. Christie won with 61 percent of a blue state including majorities of women and 51 percent of Hispanic voters. He even managed to pull in 20
by John Sexton7 Nov 2013, 2:19 PM PST0
In an interview Tuesday with Jake Tapper, Chris Christie offered some advice to President Obama on the proper response to the firestorm over the President’s promise, “If you like your plan, you can keep your plan.” “Don’t lawyer it” Christie
by John Sexton6 Nov 2013, 12:04 PM PST0
Wednesday morning Jake Tapper reportedthat the White House attempted to contextualize the President’s latest explanation for his broken promise about people keeping their health insurance: WH: when POTUS said “what wesaid was you could keep” plan “if it hasn’t changed
by John Sexton6 Nov 2013, 11:53 AM PST0
“I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Ms. Lewinsky.” – Bill Clinton “What we said was, you could keep it if it hasn’t changed since the law passed.” – Barack Obama President Obama doesn’t seem to realize just
by John Sexton5 Nov 2013, 12:24 PM PST0

HHS claims it patched a piece of faulty software which led to personal information being delivered to a complete stranger via the Obamacare website. HHS told ABC13: We identified a piece of software code that needed to be fixed and
by John Sexton5 Nov 2013, 9:57 AM PST0
The President often says “let me be clear” in his speeches but in the case of his October 21st Rose Garden speech on Healthcare.gov he was not clear. His spokesperson Jay Carney was even less clear the same day. In
by John Sexton5 Nov 2013, 4:15 AM PST0
Thomas Dougall has a warning for Obamacare website users: Your “information may not be secure.” Dougall, a South Carolina attorney whose personal information was misdirected by the Obamacare website to a stranger in another state, says “I just want my
by John Sexton4 Nov 2013, 9:57 AM PST0
Over at Wonkblog, Sarah Kliff has a post summarizing what we know about who has signed up for insurance under Obamacare. What we know is that, so far, the overwhelming majority of sign ups have been for Medicaid, not for
by John Sexton1 Nov 2013, 11:12 AM PST0

The administration has refused to release any data on how many people enrolled in plans in the past month. But now CBS’s Sharyl Attkisson has obtained documents requested by the House Oversight Committee which reveal that just 6 people signed
by John Sexton31 Oct 2013, 4:09 PM PST0
In an interview with CNN, Bob Laszewki summed up the problem with Obamacare better than anyone else has so far. “I think the administrative mess you’re seeing right now is indicative of what happens when somebody tries to run somebody
by John Sexton31 Oct 2013, 12:25 PM PST0