Obamacare and you

[KRonn]

This new health scare plan just gets better and better....   

[citizen k]

Compromises were made with the healthcare industry.  Imagine that.

Compromises? The ACA was written for the healthcare industry.

[Savonarola]

California's Obamacare Exchange Releases Video Featuring A Rapping Barack Obama Impersonator To Try And Get People To Enroll:  http://weaselzippers.us/2013/12/12/californias-obamacare-exchange-releases-video-featuring-a-rapping-barack-obama-impersonator-to-try-and-get-people-to-enroll/

[garbon]

Love it!

[garbon]

Here's a bit more from a less sketchy site.

http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/politicsnow/la-pn-obamacare-hollywood-new-social-media-campaign-20131212,0,2435151.story#axzz2nOFB16Wk

[Phillip V]

For Natural Allies of Affordable Care Act, a Rude Surprise

'Many in New York’s professional and cultural elite have long supported President Obama’s health care plan. But now, to their surprise, thousands of writers, opera singers, music teachers, photographers, doctors, lawyers and others are learning that their health insurance plans are being canceled and they may have to pay more to get comparable coverage, if they can find it.
...
It is not lost on many of the professionals that they are exactly the sort of people – liberal, concerned with social justice – who supported the Obama health plan in the first place. Ms. Meinwald, the lawyer, said she was a lifelong Democrat who still supported better health care for all, but had she known what was in store for her, she would have voted for Mitt Romney.

It is an uncomfortable position for many members of the creative classes to be in. “We are the Obama people,” said Camille Sweeney, a New York writer and member of the Authors Guild. Her insurance is being canceled, and she is dismayed that neither her pediatrician nor her general practitioner appears to be on the exchange plans. What to do has become a hot topic on Facebook and at dinner parties frequented by her fellow writers and artists.'

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/14/nyregion/with-affordable-care-act-canceled-policies-for-new-york-professionals.html

[garbon]

Oh noes! You can't just have the gravy train without feeling a pinch?

[11B4V]

Sebelius Calls for HealthCare.gov Investigation
She thinks HHS needs to improve how it handles contracts


(Newser) – Many in Washington are calling for an investigation into HealthCare.gov's disastrous debut—and now, that includes the woman who was in charge of it. In a blog post today, Kathleen Sebelius announced that she has asked Health and Human Services' inspector general to look into the website's development, including issues related to how the contract was awarded, and how the program was managed. "The launch of HealthCare.gov was flawed and simply unacceptable," she wrote. "I strongly believe in the need for accountability."

Sebelius also announced the establishment of a new Chief Risk Officer position for Medicare and Medicaid. The announcement comes as Sebelius gets ready for another grilling before the House Energy and Commerce Committee today, the AP points out, adding that the "unusual" announcement "indicates that she realizes she has some explaining to do." But committee Republicans plan to focus less on the website, and more on the underlying program, the Washington Post reports.

http://www.newser.com/story/179015/sebelius-calls-for-healthcaregov-investigation.html

[derspiess]

[Admiral Yi]

Not necessarily those particular pajamas.

[MadImmortalMan]

I guess this guy's urology tests weren't covered.

[Phillip V]

Uninsured Disapprove Health Care Law

'Americans who lack coverage disapprove of the health law at roughly the same rate as the insured, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.'

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/19/us/uninsured-americans-are-about-as-skeptical-of-health-care-law-as-the-insured-poll-finds.html

[KRonn]

Lol, is it true that Harry Reid, Senate Majority leader, is getting a subsidy on his health insurance from the ACA?      I heard that reported, heard him asked if he would take the subsidy and he said yes. If he qualifies with his wealth and paycheck, then the rest of us should all get huge subsidies. 

[Admiral Yi]

No way.

[derspiess]

From what I heard, the subsidy was defined as an "employer contribution".