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Democrats blame big business for botched rollout [as "glitches keep apace]
1 posted on 01/09/2014 5:02:15 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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“The latest Obamacare glitch makes it difficult for consumers to know what they’ve getting.

Wisconsin insurance department officials are warning customers that HealthCare.gov is displaying incorrect prices for some exchange plans. Summaries for several Wisconsin insurance plans on HealthCare.gov indicate that the plan has no deductible, when customers will actually be on the hook for out-of-pocket costs.

Other plans’ detailed summaries of costs and services provided have been switched around, preventing Wisconsin customers from actually knowing what product they’re purchasing at what price.

The federal government is aware of the problem and working on a solution, according to Wisconsin insurance department spokesman J.P. Wieske, but “at least several thousand people” in Wisconsin have been affected by the errors.

Another signature glitch was uncovered in Maryland this week. HealthCare.gov’s search feature to find in-person assistance for picking out a coverage plan is sending consumers with a state-run exchange across state lines to HealthCare.gov for personal help.

The error, noticed by Republican gubernatorial candidate David Craig’s campaign staff, has been confirmed by state officials. Maryland exchange spokeswoman Dori Henry said the state is “aware of the problem” and has asked HHS “to get it fixed as expeditiously as possible.”

“If I can enter a zip code for a Radio Shack and have the nearest store listed, then the government should be able to direct people to the nearest ‘in-person’ assistance,” said Paul Ellington, Craig’s campaign manager, in a statement to The Daily Caller News Foundation.

And while simpler glitches are still keeping consumers from getting the right information from HealthCare.gov, the website is still having its own problems getting the correct data from customers to their insurers.

For Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) consumers, new errors are emerging. HealthCare.gov has sent incomplete files on 100,000 Americans that attempted to sign up for Medicaid or CHIP via the federal exchange, according to a recent report by the Washington Post.

The Obama administration confirmed software defects on the federal website had caused the misstep.

Federal officials are issuing robocalls to consumers in 21 states, directing them to reapply for coverage via state agencies. State officials are sending letters with specific directions to their affected residents.

Jeremiah Samples, assistant secretary for the West Virginia Health and Human Resources department, revealed that many West Virginians would have to reapply due to the federal exchange’s software glitch.

“For our consumers,” Samples said, “when the system doesn’t work for them, it just adds unease.” [end]


2 posted on 01/09/2014 5:02:57 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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Why not???,
that dribbling old fool CBS Bob Schiefer isn’t sure going to challenge him. He happily accepts Democrats spitting out completely bogus numbers.

Jeeze, Schiefer looks 100, he has tea-bags under his eyes.


3 posted on 01/09/2014 5:05:35 AM PST by sickoflibs (Obama : 'If you like your Doctor you can keep him, PERIOD! Don't believe the GOPs warnings')
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YEAR OF THE DUD--EDITED ObamaCare may take its place among Sasquatch, crop circles and the Loch Ness monster as one of the great hoaxes of all time.

Before the 2012 election, (some, not all) Americans swallowed hook, line and sinker Obama's con that they could, all at the same time: (1) keep their existing health plans, (2) keep their own doctors, (3) keep their 25-year-olds on the family health plan, (4) never be denied coverage for a costly pre-existing condition, (5) sign up instantaneously on a government Web site, (6) buy insurance only after becoming seriously ill, (7) save $2,500 in annual premiums as part of the bargain......(8) all without any new taxes on the middle class.

In 2013 (as Obamacare rolled out), the ruse was revealed. Voters learned that nothing is free, and that it’s impossible to get more coverage for more people at less cost. Plans were cancelled, doctors were dropped, premiums soared, and Web sites crashed. Medicare was raided. Taxes were raised on everything from medical devices to real estate sales. Medicaid enrollments spiraled.--snip-- (By Victor Davis Hanson)

SOURCE http://nypost.com/2014/01/04/the-year-of-the-dud/

4 posted on 01/09/2014 5:06:53 AM PST by Liz
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Any private company that B-S’ed the public like the government does would come under attack by the FTC, and who knows how many other government agencies. Not to mention who knows how many class-action lawsuits, 60 Minutes investigations, etc.


6 posted on 01/09/2014 5:23:46 AM PST by Steely Tom (If the Constitution can be a living document, I guess a corporation can be a person.)
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Reid, Jan. 5: [R]ight now, as we speak, there are 9 million Americans … who have health care that didn’t have it before.

The Mother of All Commie 'RAT lies. But hey! The morons living in this country don't care. They love Dingy Harry. He can say whatever he wants to say.

7 posted on 01/09/2014 5:33:25 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (If you like your ObamaCare, you can keep your ObamaCare. I'll pass. PERIOD!)
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I WANT TO SEE THIS OLD FART ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE DEMOCRATS WEARING THESE ORANGE JUMP SUITS..
8 posted on 01/09/2014 5:51:52 AM PST by PLD
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Factcheck: Harry Reid overstates Lies About success of Obamacare
9 posted on 01/09/2014 5:55:45 AM PST by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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