Midnight on Monday was the deadline for individuals without insurance to be enrolled in ObamaCare. Over the weekend, however, the Obama Administration quietly made changes to the exchanges, providing an additional day to enroll in ObamaCare, according to the Washington
Washington has become the Scrooge that ruins Christmas for those of us involved in public policy. Instead of being a quiet period to commemorate the birth of Christ, enjoy time with our families, and to pleasantly work to deal with
(AP) Health plan sticker shock ahead for some buyersBy CARLA K. JOHNSONAP Medical WriterCHICAGOAs a key enrollment deadline hits Monday, many people without health insurance have been sizing up policies on the new government health care marketplace and making what
A new Breitbart/Judicial Watch Poll reveals more than half of Americans are skeptical that the “Affordable Care Act” will lower their health insurance costs. Fifty-four percent say so, while only one-quarter believe their health insurance cost will decrease if they
With less than 24 hours to go until the critical Obamacare enrollment deadline, all eyes are on the Obama administration to see whether Democratic claims of a massive “Obamacare sign-up surge” will materialize. Tomorrow’s December 23rd deadline, which was extended
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said on Sunday that Obamacare’s endless problems could create a “complete meltdown” and endanger Democrats’ control of the U.S. Senate. “If it’s so much more expensive than what we anticipated and if the coverage is not
(AP) Even in willing states, health law’s rollout rockyBy PATRICK CONDONAssociated PressST. PAUL, Minn.A bug-ridden website. Endless wait times on a toll-free helpline. Error-laden data sent to insurance companies. These are not problems burdening Republican-led states that had to be
This week the administration claims they have almost broken even on the number of people who gained vs. lost insurance, but they offered no way for anyone to check their math. That’s a problem because their claims don’t seem to
Early Friday afternoon, as millions of Americans who had their insurance plans scrambled to get coverage before the deadline — which is just a couple days away — the federal ObamaCare Website crashed (see screencap above). This occurred 20 days
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (UPI) —The U.S. health insurance industry denounced a White House decision to let people losing their insurance buy bare-bones plans or even go without insurance. The industry said the surprise Thursday night announcement — four days before
Documents and testimony show that healthcare.gov still has “serious security vulnerabilities” ABC News is reporting. There have been “two high findings” of risk – the most serious level of concern – in testing over the past few weeks, the
In response to Conservatives in a Panic Over Pajamazilla? Not Exactly: Like most other people who have encountered this insanely stupid column, I had my biggest laugh when Serwer declared Pajama Boy the “emblem of an increasingly non-white electorate.” You
Under pressure from the Obama administration, insurers have decided to “voluntarily” extend the deadline for paying premiums by 10 days. Today the board of AHIP, the insurance industries largest trade group, voted to grant an extension until “at least” January
With one week to go until the December 23 Obamacare enrollment deadline, all eyes are on the White House to see whether HealthCare.gov’s touted website fixes have brought the program anywhere near its seven million-person enrollment goal by March 31,
In response to 30 Congressmen Sponsor Resolution To Bring Obama To Court For Not Faithfully Executing Laws: Late last week, HHS extended yet another ObamaCare deadline, telling insurance companies that they must accept premium payments through the new deadline of
Yesterday, the Obama administration claimed that it had reduced the data errors being sent to health insurance companies. Originally, approximately 15,000 enrollment forms were not transmitted correctly to the companies but now the Administration claims the erroneous transmissions have been
Marcleudo de Melo Ferreira, 22, fell to his death while working on a stadium in the Amazon jungle for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Ferreira fell from the roof of the stadium when his cable broke and he crashed almost
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
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (UPI) —Capitol Hill staff members who signed up through the Washington healthcare exchange are being told to confirm their enrollments in person, the Hill reported. Staff members were told not to rely on data from the troubled
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 10 (UPI) — Texas football Coach Mack Brown is on the verge of stepping down as early as the end of the week, the Austin (Texas) American-Statesman reported Tuesday. A source told the newspaper Brown had brought
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
And now there is another problem with the Obamacare rollout: the Washington, D.C., insurance exchange has led customers enrolling to a fraudulent website. Richard Sorian, director of communications, education and outreach for the exchange, claimed that there have only been
Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, the hapless, goalpost-shifting so-called “architect” of Obamacare, told Fox News’ Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday that President Barack Obama’s promise “if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor” was absolutely true–with one important caveat: if you
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
Last month, Kyle Smith, the long-running and popular New York Post film critic, published his review of the Weinstein Company’s new film, “Philomena,” regarding a young woman essentially forced to give up her out-of-wedlock son in 1950’s Ireland who then sets out
