Category Archives: Obamacare

As Illinois Obamacare sign-ups jump 60%, top exec heads for exit

Crain’s Chicago Business, By KRISTEN SCHORSCH, As Obamacare enrollment in Illinois soars, the executive director of the Illinois agency that manages the state’s Obamacare health insurance exchange is stepping aside. Jennifer Koehler, who led the online exchange, dubbed Get Covered … Continue reading

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HHS Messed Up 800,000 Obamacare Tax Forms

National Journal – About 800,000 people received tax forms with incorrect information about their Obamacare coverage, officials from the Health and Human Services Department said Friday. The errors occurred on a new form that helps Obamacare enrollees figure out whether … Continue reading

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Tax Day Shocker: Obamacare ‘Clawback’ To Hit Some Subsidy Recipients With Huge Tax Bill

Daily Caller – Anyone who receives Obamacare subsidies could be in for a rude awakening this tax season. Four in ten low-income Obamacare participants will face sticker shock this April 15 when they discover they owe a great deal of … Continue reading

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Illinois state-run health exchange on hold

Washington Times – SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois lawmakers left nearly $300 million in federal money on the table by not moving to approve a state-run health insurance marketplace by the end of their fall veto session, and any remaining … Continue reading

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Humana Aetna and BCBSTX are canceling plans but this year it’s MUCH different

C. Steven Tucker – On October 2nd President Obama touted an “improved, strong U.S. economy” and the “benefits of Obamacare” at Northwestern University. It all sounded great but this is what I’ve been dealing with today. I’m fielding angry calls from my … Continue reading

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Happy Anniversary ObamaCare, you’re the gift that keeps on giving

Fox News – by Wayne Allyn Root, America observed the one year anniversary of ObamaCare this month. Just like some marriages it seems like it’s already been decades. As FDR declared after Pearl, it’s a date that will live in … Continue reading

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Breitbart – Last week, esteemed doctor and one of our ObamaCare Architect Overlords penned a column for the Atlantic that should win a Pulitzer Prize for passive-aggressive shaming. Although Emanuel claims that *he* doesn’t want to live past the age … Continue reading

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46 percent of doctors give Obamacare a ‘D’ or ‘F’

Washington Examiner – Forty-six percent of doctors give President Obama’s healthcare law a “D” or an “F,” according to a new survey from the Physicians Foundation. In contrast, just 25 percent of those surveyed gave the law an “A” or … Continue reading

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Audit: Illinois overdrew federal Medicaid dollars

Washington Times – CHICAGO (AP) — Federal auditors have found that Illinois used faulty methods for withdrawing federal Medicaid money, resulting in overdraws the state later had trouble repaying. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector … Continue reading

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Democrats cheer lower 2015 health insurance premiums and ignore illegal bail outs to insurers

C. Steven Tucker – Democrats are cheering an August 1, 2014 initial analysis  of 2015 health insurance premium increases performed by Price Waterhouse Cooper. Many on the political Left are pointing to this as proof that “Obamacare is working”. That depends … Continue reading

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