If you’ve just tuned into the debate over Obamacare in the last 48 hours you’ve probably heard several times that it is more than just a website. That was the President’s message yesterday in his oddly self-congratulatory apology for the
The NY Times political and government blog reports that activists who gathered at a conference over the weekend vowed widespread civil disobedience if the Obama administration takes the next step toward approval of the Keystone XL pipeline: If the State
Another damning report from the NY Times makes it clear that the health exchange which opened October 1st is weeks (possibly months) away from being fully repaired: Administration officials approached the contractors last week to see if they could perform
The Nevada health exchange continues to struggle three weeks after launch. Today the Las Vegas Sun reports on the ongoing problems with the site: While Nevada’s health insurance marketplace was held up as a model for other states in the
A new analysis by Aon Hewitt predicts that the slow down in health care costs, which the company says hit a low of 3.3 percent in 2013, will end next year. The company predicts health care costs will rise 6.7
Richard Davis is a blogger in Chicago who writes on a site called Chicago Now. He has not been a proponent of Obamacare and in post published today he explains why: The letter came regular Post Office from Blue Cross,
In Connecticut early numbers show that mostly older Americans are signing up: In the most detailed briefing since enrollment began Oct. 1, Access Health CT’s Peter Van Loon expressed some concern that older people “have jumped on this in a
Yesterday the AP reported on a leaked memo showing sign up targets for the new healthcare.gov website: The Sept. 5 memo, for Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, lists monthly enrollment targets for each state and Washington, D.C., through
Today has been a data dump of bad news on the Obamacare exchange website. The latest is word from an unnamed contractor with knowledge of the project who tells the Examiner that the site got 4-6 days of final testing:
The budget for Healthcare.gov tripled as the administration rushed to rescue a floundering project. That’s the conclusion of a Reuters story based on a close examination of the government contracts with CGI Federal. “CGI Federal reported at the time of
Jonathan Jarvis is the Director of the National Park Service. Yesterday he was called before Congress to explain why he ordered barricades put up at outdoor monuments in Washington D.C. Rep. Trey Gowdy made a point of comparing Director Jarvis’
Now that shutdown theater has gone dark (for a few weeks) the media can finally focus on the other big story of the last two weeks. Actually, CBS has a head start with this report in which Jan Crawford labels
Remember that meteor that landed in the Chelyabinsk district of Russia back in February? It was captured on numerous dash-cams as it fell, leaving a trail of fire and smoke across the sky: Today, RT posted video showing that a large
A new estimate by an independent web analysis firm says public interest in Healthcare.gov is waning. According to the Washington Post “The number of visitors to the federal government’s HealthCare.gov Web site dropped 88 percent between Oct. 1 and Oct. 13…”
Yesterday I highlighted something Avik Roy pointed out about the design of the Obamacare exchange. Simply put, the decision to force people to create an account in order to shop for plans was made for political reasons not a concern
This week Organizing for Action announced it would hold a rally today near the Capitol. Moments ago Reid Epstein of Politico tweeted this photo of the turnout: OFA rally on the Capitol steps pic.twitter.com/INqPs9Jknu — Reid J. Epstein (@reidepstein) October
Some health insurance brokers are setting up states that mimic the name and look of the official state exchanges. But the fake sites are easily identifiable because, unlike the official sites, they work. In one such case, a state-licensed broker
Avik Roy notices something significant in a report by the Wall Street Journal. One of the reasons the federal exchange doesn’t work is because HHS was worried about people’s reactions to the pricing. One of the complaints that kept popping
There was a software problem with EBT accounts over the weekend. Some users noticed that their cards showed no limits, i.e. unlimited funds. Two Walmart stores in Louisiana decided to honor the cards even though they had no limits. As
The New York Times reported Saturday that the problems which led to the last two weeks of glitches were not the result of overwhelming demand but delays, bad management and government indifference to a looming train wreck. According to one
The roll out of the health care exchanges has been a stunning failure. A look at the federal exchange’s Facebook page reveals that there are plenty of unsatisfied customers. As you’ll see, not all the complaints are about website glitches,
Friday morning NBC’s Today show aired a segment warning viewers of a new concern associated with Obamacre: Scam artists. That closing statement by White House spokesman David Simas is increasingly in doubt. The number of visitors may be a contributing
With only weeks to go before the roll out of the Nevada health care exchange, developers knew they were in trouble. In August 2013 the governor was made aware of serious “readiness concerns.” In September, with the first TV commercials
On February 2, 2006 the Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing on the implementation of the new Medicare Part D drug benefit. Democrats including Senator Hillary Clinton used the time to trash talk the program and the roll
In November of 2005 senior citizens were given the chance to sign up for the new Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program for the first time. Enrollment could be done via a special web site and phone number was set
