MONTPELIER – During the past decade, Vermont has spent $675 million setting up Medicaid managed-care programs but has done such a spotty job monitoring them that they can’t even be audited. That’s the upshot from a letter state Auditor of Accounts Douglas Hoffer sent to lawmakers last week. It followed up on an internal report in January by the Agency of Human Services detailing gaps in answers … [Read more...] about Auditor: Little monitoring of Medicaid spending
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Supreme Court must decide law, not popularity.
It's spring in Washington, and time to resume one of the capital's favorite sports. No, not baseball, but throwing mud at the Supreme Court. Pending cases include the legal status of same-sex marriage and whether the IRS can provide billions of dollars in Obamacare subsidies without explicit congressional authorization. Partisans have launched a preemptive bid to undermine the legitimacy of the … [Read more...] about Supreme Court must decide law, not popularity.
Enrollment In ObamaCare Dominated By Those With Lowest Incomes, Study Finds
Former senior White House adviser Doug Badger has analyzed the latest ObamaCare enrollment numbers and finds “only the poorest among the uninsured have so far signed up” because those in higher income categories find the coverage is just not worth the price. In his blog post, “Obamacare: The More You Pay, The Less You Get,” Badger says the results of the Obamacare open season, which ended … [Read more...] about Enrollment In ObamaCare Dominated By Those With Lowest Incomes, Study Finds