[mtrott]

IMO, this is good. People will get a good dose of why you DON’T let the federal government to take over your health care. Plus, it will put the lie to their story that Obamacare was going to REDUCE costs. By the time they get through trying to set up these exchanges, they will be wanting to raise taxes yet again.

[luvbach1]

The tip of the nightmare that is 0bumblecare.

[Tenacious 1]

"You can't simply deploy one federal exchange across the board," said Jennifer Tolbert, director of state health reform at the Kaiser Family Foundation. "Each state is different - their eligibility systems are different, their insurance markets are different. [HHS is] going to have to build these exchanges to fit into the context of each state."

Wrong. The Fed will have to set up one universal set of standards that all must follow. PROBLEM SOLVED! This was the plan all along. But now the states will volunteer control over it willingly. They'll still get stuck with the bill, however.

[DonaldC]

“You can’t simply deploy one federal exchange across the board,” said Jennifer Tolbert, director of state health reform at the Kaiser Family Foundation. “Each state is different - their eligibility systems are different, their insurance markets are different. [HHS is] going to have to build these exchanges to fit into the context of each state.”

If push comes to shove and the Feds start setting this up, I’m not so sure this will be an issue.

[NEMDF]

Sounds like 0bama and his cronies are going to get a chance to show us how much more efficiently and effectively things can be done by the federal govt. I can’t wait to see this!! (/s)

[Timber Rattler]

The GOP will be blameless in this fiasco. The warnings from Republicans since Obamacare was first proposed about the consequences of the law will make the party seem like soothsayers. The Democrats will be forced to defend a law that caused a recession, significantly increased insurance costs to families, and brought many businesses to their knees. It's hard to see how the elections of 2014-16 won't severely damage the Democrats and make them a minority party for the foreseeable future.

Unlikely because the democRats will blame it all on Republicans and the country's idiots will believe it, especially after the GOP refuses to fight back (again).

[tacticalogic]

I'm considering the odds of a bunch of affirmative-action fedgov drones from a dozen different agencies, all fighting each other over regulatory territory actually getting this up and running by their own deadlines.

We may get to be witness to the biggest fustercluck in recorded history.