Author: David Hogberg

Fun With ObamaCare Exchanges: D.C. Version

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I haven’t yet tried setting up an account on the Washington, D.C. exchange, but I have tried its calculator function.  A few days before the D.C. exchange opened, Reuters reported that it would “be unable to calculate the size of ...

Fun With ObamaCare Exchanges: Federal Version, Pt 2

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Sigh.  I tried to sign in to the Federal Exchange again and what should appear but this now almost iconic webpage: After about 20 minutes, the log-in page came up.  I put in my username and password, which yielded this ...

Fun With ObamaCare Exchanges: California Version

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Thanks to a twitter exchange, I decide to check out the shop/comparison tool at the Covered California site (yes, it does work!)  I entered in the following information: age 29, 1 person in the household, $40,000 annual income, zip code ...

We Want Health Insurance! When Do We Want It? Next Week!

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Yesterday this twitter exchange occurred between the Washington Examiner’s Phil Klein and New York Magazine’s Jonathan Chait: Is the difficulty logging in due to loads of people who want insurance?  Megan McArdle has some doubts. For the sake of argument, ...

Fun With ObamaCare Exchanges: Federal Version

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Well, after numerous attempts I finally managed to create an account at the Federal Exchange.  I finally answered all of the security questions, it said my account was finished, and so I hit the “continue” button.  YAY!!!!….uh-oh: Sigh.  So, I ...

Did ObamaCare Opponents Design The Exchange Websites?

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The opponents of ObamaCare must have been the ones setting up the exchange websites.  Reasons such as incompetence or arrogance just aren’t sufficient explanations for things going this badly.  I’d hate to be the advisor who has to be the ...

HHS Officials: Exchange Problem Is Solved…Err…It Is Evolving And Going Away

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I recorded a press call with officials from the Dept. of Health and Human Services earlier today.  I’ve put the last 9 minutes or so here on YouTube: The clip starts with a Detroit News reporter talking about the inability ...

How Will ‘Julia’ Fare Under ObamaCare?

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You probably recall “Julia” from the Obama Campaign, but if not, here’s a refresher: If you paid a modicum of attention to the 2012 campaign, you likely recall the “Life of Julia.” An illustrated feature produced by the Obama Campaign, ...

Obama Lied, Scott Reagan’s Health Plan Died

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You may recall President Obama’s promise that “If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan,” under ObamaCare.  And if you don’t, just scroll down a bit and watch the Youtube video ...

‘Young Invincibles’ Still Won’t Get Subsidies On ObamaCare Exchange–Part 2

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As I noted the other day, the Department of Health and Human Services released premium data for the federal exchanges, and an analysis of the data largely confirmed an National Center for Public Policy Research study showing younger people were less ...

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