“More than two-thirds of #Obamacare enrollees unsatisfied with coverage: survey”
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/3/obamacare-enrollees-less-satisfied-others-survey/
IG scathing report: gov’t failing to effectively screen exchange plan applicants for citizenship or jail status
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/watchdog-government-failing-to-fully-screen-obamacare-applications/article/2569925?custom_click=rss
‘O-admin Urges States to Cut Health Insurers’ Requests for Big Rate Increases’ (defies the laws of economics)
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/04/us/politics/obama-administration-urges-states-to-cut-health-insurers-requests-for-big-rate-increases.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0
#Obamacare NOT saving money; people who are insured consume MORE medical services, not less.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/06/upshot/no-giving-more-people-health-insurance-doesnt-save-money.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&abt=0002&abg=1
#KeepYourPlan – 367,000 Texans tossed off plans after $400M in losses has BCBS looking for the exit
http://www.forbes.com/sites/merrillmatthews/2015/08/03/my-wifes-losing-her-obamacare-coverage-because-the-insurer-lost-400-million/2/
Reinsurance, Risk Adjustment, and Risk Corridors might reduce losses but not make them sustainable or survivable
http://ldi.upenn.edu/effects-aca%E2%80%99s-3rs-reinsurance-risk-adjustment-and-risk-corridors-bottom-line-part-ii
Gaming #Obamacare: understate your income, get a big subsidy, avoid paying most of it back because of cap in the law
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/11/irs-may-never-recoup-obamacare-tax-credit-overpaym/
Price tag for Mass exchange meltdown: $1B. State officials failed to track progress, lied to feds and the public
http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2015/08/12/obamacares-big-dig-whistleblowers-expose-massachusetts-aca-exchange-doj-issues-subpoenas/
Candidate effectively wins TN House seat on ‘no Medicaid expansion’ platform (Tea Party defeats Guv’s tricks)
http://www.wbir.com/story/news/2015/08/12/zachary-prevails-in-race-for-14th-district-tn-house-seat/31588527/
#FaceOfTyranny – O-admin threatens Alabama w/loss of Medicaid after state defunds Planned Parenthood
http://yellowhammernews.com/politics-2/obama-administration-threatens-alabama-with-loss-of-medicaid-funds-after-defunding-planned-parenthood/
Noncompliant plan + penalty makes sense. (#ACA depends on our cooperation to succeed. You don’t have to play ball.)
http://www.texaspolicy.com/blog/detail/obamacare-reducing-healthcare-options-for-texans