Comment: Don’t tell us “It’s. The. Law.” Don’t tell us Republicans are to blame for all the glitches and failures listed below. This abomination was conceived by Progressive activists to ‘make private insurance wither on the vine,’ pushed by the President as a ‘mere transition to single-payer’, and rammed down our throats without a single Republican vote or idea. Like the Truth Squad has said from the beginning, Obamacare is a disaster in every possible way. We have also said that this completely unworkable scheme will one day collapse of its own weight. It’s well on its way and the blame squarely falls on Progressives, radical Democrats, and the President. How are Republicans to blame for the CLASS Act fiasco? Or the co-op mess? They’re not. How anyone could give today’s radical Democrats any credence whatsoever on health policy after this is beyond us. Just look at what they’ve put the country through for the sake of their ideology and their undeniable lust for power. Don’t be surprised if you see the people rise up, say ‘enough!’, and throw this monstrosity off. Here are the first 13 Obamacare disasters. What makes you think the rest of it is going work any better? The record does not exactly inspire confidence. We’re now seeing the trainwreck the Democrats started talking about some weeks ago. Why is this happening? Because Obamacare was nothing but games and pork barrel politics from the beginning, not a serious policy proposal. It’s withering on the vine. It’s a mere transition to free market patient-centered care. It’s. Not. Inevitable.
“the Obama Administration attempted to spin its announcement of a one-year delay in Obamacare’s employer mandate as an effort to implement the law “in a careful, thoughtful manner.” Don’t be fooled. Even Democrats have admitted the law has turned into a massive “train wreck,” with delays, glitches, and problems aplenty. Here are a dozen more Obamacare implementation failures.”
“1. The CLASS Act: ABANDONED, THEN REPEALED [long-term care entitlement]
2. Exchanges: MISSED DEADLINES
“a Government Accountability Office report released last month noted that “critical” activities to create a federal exchange have not been completed
3. HHS mandate: DELAYED; UNDER LEGAL CHALLENGE
“many employers have filed legal actions against the mandate”
4. Small business plan choice: DELAYED
5. Child-only plans: UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
“A drafting error in Obamacare has actually led to less access to care for children with pre-existing conditions. A 2011 report found that in 17 states, insurers are no longer selling child-only health insurance plans, because they fear that individuals will apply for coverage only after being diagnosed with a costly illness.”
6. Basic health plan: DELAYED
“This government-run plan for states, created as part of Obamacare, has also been delayed…”
7. High-risk pools: UNDERPERFORMING; FUNDING LOW
“Though it was originally projected to cover up to 700,000 individuals, only about 110,000 have enrolled—yet the Administration had to halt new enrollment and take other radical measures to prevent the $5 billion program from running out of money.”
8. Early retiree reinsurance: BROKE
“The $5 billion in funding for this program was intended to last until 2014—but the program’s money ran out in 2011, two years ahead of schedule.”
9. Waivers: UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
“After the law passed, HHS discovered that some of its new mandates would raise costs so much that employers would drop coverage rather than face skyrocketing premiums. Instead, the Administration announced a series of temporary waivers….”
10. Co-ops: DEFUNDED
11. “Employee free choice”: REPEALED
“This provision, which would have allowed certain workers to use contributions from their employers to buy exchange health plans, was repealed in April 2011, as businesses considered it too complex and unworkable.”
12. Medicaid expansion: REJECTED BY MANY STATES”
Obamacare’s Dirty Dozen Implementation Failures
Chris Jacobs
July 8, 2013
http://blog.heritage.org/2013/07/08/morning-bell-obamacares-dirty-dozen-implementation-failures/?roi=echo3-16186343228-13566433-1cc47c121c535c548a17ff1d917622a1&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Morning%2BBell