By Grace-Marie Turner President Obama’s Monday Rose Garden speech replayed the same talking points he has been using for more than three years about Obamacare, while also offering old-tech suggestions, such as telephone hotlines and paper applications, to work around the law’s disastrous website. But enrollment in Obamacare insurance ultimately does depend upon the website’s problems being … [Read more...] about Top Ten Obamacare Disasters to Come
Archives for October 2013
Kudlow Report: Obamacare roll out disastrous
Grace-Marie Turner joins Larry Kudlow on the Kudlow Report to discuss the disastrous launch of the ObamaCare exchanges and a delay of the individual tax penalty. … [Read more...] about Kudlow Report: Obamacare roll out disastrous
David Hogberg: The Eight Biggest Falsehoods in Obama’s Rose Garden Speech
I was on a radio program yesterday where the host compared President Obama’s speech on the ObamaCare exchanges to an infomercial hosted by the late Billy Mays. There are of course some big differences. Unlike healthcare.gov, OxiClean actually works. Most important, Mays didn’t stuff his pitches with statements that were outright falsehoods. By my count there were at least eight such … [Read more...] about David Hogberg: The Eight Biggest Falsehoods in Obama’s Rose Garden Speech
Creating a “Good Samaritan” Network of Charity Clinics
Grace-Marie Turner presented her idea for a national network of charitable clinics at the 2013 Philanthropy Roundtable Annual Meeting. By Grace-Marie Turner and Tyler Hartsfield October 17, 2013 In virtually every city in the country, physicians and other medical professionals volunteer their time to provide free or very low-cost health care to patients in need. These clinics are an … [Read more...] about Creating a “Good Samaritan” Network of Charity Clinics
The ACA—Two Policy Experts’ Perspectives
Kurt Wrobel mediated a Q&A with Grace-Marie Turner and David Cutler about the Affordable Care Act. The exchange was featured in The Society of Actuaries' October 2013 Health Watch newsletter. The Q&A can be found below, or on page 44 of Health Watch. The ACA—Two Policy Experts’ Perspectives with Kurt Wrobel With the upcoming deployment of the most important aspects of health care reform, … [Read more...] about The ACA—Two Policy Experts’ Perspectives
Richard Pollock: Feds reviewed only one bid for Obamacare website design
Federal officials considered only one firm to design the Obamacare health insurance exchange website that has performed abysmally since its Oct. 1 debut. Rather than open the contracting process to a competitive public solicitation with multiple bidders, officials in the Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid accepted a sole bidder, CGI Federal, the U.S. … [Read more...] about Richard Pollock: Feds reviewed only one bid for Obamacare website design
Efforts To Hide Full Cost Of ObamaCare Insurance Fueled Epic Crash
The irony is rich. President Obama told Maryland college students just days before the launch of his healthcare “marketplace” that it would take just a few keystrokes to compare prices and policy details. “Don’t take my word for it, go on the website,” Obama told a crowd at Prince George’s Community College in Largo, MD, five days before the launch. “See for yourself what the prices are. See … [Read more...] about Efforts To Hide Full Cost Of ObamaCare Insurance Fueled Epic Crash
When It Comes To Health Insurance, Do Your Research
By Grace-Marie Turner The airwaves are filled with advertisements encouraging people to enroll in the new exchange marketplaces for health coverage, but surveys show that consumers are as confused as ever about what’s required of them. Most people have heard about some of the early provisions of the Affordable Care Act, such as letting 26-year-olds stay on their parents’ policies, free … [Read more...] about When It Comes To Health Insurance, Do Your Research