It’s not just co-op flops -
Mich co-op history; > half the co-ops gone; O-admin talks of ‘batting average’ while real people scramble for plans
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/nov/3/more-half-obamacare-co-ops-go-belly/
Regulators shut down Arizona co-op; 11th to fall; $78 million lost; 50,000 customers scrambling for new plans
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/arizona-obamacare-co-op-bites-the-dust/article/2575405
NY failed co-op in worse financial shape than let on in state filings; regulators mum
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/new-yorks-obamacare-co-op-in-really-bad-shape/article/2575355?custom_click=rss
SHOP exchange floundering – only 85K of expected 1M signed up; hi prices, little choice, roll-out problems.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/10/31/kaiser-small-businesses-snub-obamacares-shop-exchange/74759360/
Aetna exits DC, Utah, Kansas exchanges. #ItsNotWorking
http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2015/10/29/aetna-to-stop-selling-obamacare-plans-in-two-states-and-d-c-in-2016/
Exchange insurers losing $163 per enrollee; this can’t last without more corporate welfare. #ItsGettingCrazier
http://www.galen.org/newsletters/what-we-dont-know-about-obamacare-part-ii/
‘Impossible’ SSNs no obstacle to buying #ACA plans in GAO sting
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/11/01/surprise-this-obamacare-problem-still-hasnt-been-r.aspx
Real-life monthly premium spikes: $150 in 2013. $355 in 2015. $471 in 2016. What will it be in 2017?
http://therightscoop.com/thanks-obama-for-making-my-health-insurance-rates-skyrocket/#ixzz3qFvMWY4K
More #ACA-induced trauma: “California fines top health insurers for overstating Obamacare networks
http://www.latimes.com/business/healthcare/la-fi-obamacare-network-probe-20151103-story.html?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=23430899&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_JJhMKqYax73eJnn2xlHMwJvUc_gN56ke48ksFu3xFjOxUmCDhFhmW-7XJT0D0SafRbscga_rZ2jZhfRNxhvJgMWl4jQ&_hsmi=23430899
Some docs refuse exchange plans citing paperwork, low reimbursement, risk patients scamming 90-day nonpayment period
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/11/04/doctors-hospitals-wont-accept-obamacare-marketplace-plans?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=23474714&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_d46sr-uGXaUi52j9JcEBwCZZmMaPH-B_OgZyw_db5gq_PCb0vnB7pAj4lelkksF-EHvA8n33mKDWrsBjo-XZGOqWV6Q&_hsmi=23474714
“Texas docs plead for relief from ‘meaningless abuse’” of EHR Stage 3 requirements
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20151102/BLOG/151109993/blog-texas-docs-plead-for-relief-from-meaningless-abuse?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=23430899&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_i6sDwnajnpkU24W3hZ2-A_xEnyq2vB11ztd6Fh00gMq-B3ujU8S04P-n2T637c1h7B0ALo3_TE3TCJtJllJq7A-tWcw&_hsmi=23430899
Our brilliant masters in D.C. overestimated number of #ACA customers and underestimated number of Medicaid recipients. YOU ARE A JOKE – LOL!