uh oh
another day, another problem
reuters:
But with "Obamacare" five months from show time, Democrats are worried about whether enough Americans will sign up to make the sweeping healthcare overhaul a success - and what failure might mean for Congress heading into the 2016 presidential race.
Some of the law's main advocates fear that not enough of America's 49 million uninsured will know about health coverage offered in their own states. Even if they do, new insurance plans may not be attractive to young, healthy consumers needed to offset an expected influx of older and sicker patients.
Only a handful of states are beginning campaigns to promote the online health insurance marketplaces created by the law. Known as exchanges, the markets will offer private coverage at federally subsidized rates to individuals and families with low-to-moderate incomes, with enrollment set to begin October 1.
Obamacare is on the horizon, but will enough people sign up? | Reuters
add progressive public-option warrior ron wyden, oregon, to the long list of democratic senators (shaheen, cardin, harkin, baucus, rockefeller, reid, schumer) speaking out about their fears
obama is a really bad
implementor
"there is reason to be very concerned about what's going to happen with young people, if their premiums shoot up i can tell you that is going to wash into the united states senate in a hurry," worries wyden
cbs---americans want answers
cri---falling apart in the implementation
reuters---"democrats are frustrated about the lack of details surrounding administration plans to promote the exchanges"
have YOU heard yet what the white house plans to do
cbs hasn't, the retiring chair of senate finances hasn't
the exchanges must be up and running october 1
how do YOU spell incompetence?
"why in late april can't they show us any of what they've got planned, the rollout plan should already be in existence"
no?
reuters---"big insurers appear wary of participating"
"most states have balked at medicaid expansion" (capitalizing on chief justice roberts' escape)
the shop program for small business has been put off a year, meaning vulnerable entrepreneurs will be stuck in exchanges with no competition
all betrayals of bedrock pledges promoted by the president of broken promises
"meanwhile, the enrollment effort is under threat from months of delay, a congressional republican embargo on new funding and worries about how affordable the new plans will be, according to analysts, lawmakers, congressional aides and former officials"
you hear
that as spin?
you better get off at the next stop
choo choo!