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CA's lie about public interest in Obamacare just the preview
California health exchange officials grossly overstated the number of online hits it received Tuesday during the rollout of Obamacare. I'm shocked. According to the Los Angeles Times, “state officials said the Covered California website got 645,000 hits during the first day
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Would canceling Obamacare be a blow to democracy?
Three of our esteemed commentators insist that, if the U.S. House of Representatives somehow repeals major parts of Obamacare, doing so would undermine “democracy.” essay writing services Thomas Friedman, New York Times columnist and famous author, titles his column, “Our
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CA drops the hypodermic on Obamacare implementation
On Tuesday, the health care exchanges opened for businesses, and the Obamacare implementation began in earnest. As expected, the rollout was rocky. There were several problems: virtually every online marketplace experienced glitches, errors or crashes. Many users complained that the
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CA Dems still say Obamacare is wonderful, not an unfolding fiasco
A long list of California politicians like Nancy Pelosi, Barbara Boxer and John Perez have rushed to declare Obamacare a sweeping success. While Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., acknowledges that it could work out so poorly that we should
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So, how will Obamacare work in CA?
Obamacare begins today, in particular its Covered California implementation. The current “government shutdown” likely won't last more than a few days. Then enough Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will break ranks, join with Democrats, and fund Obamacare and
Read MoreCA media finally note Obamacare a rotten deal for young people
Among the many things the mainstream media have ignored or downplayed about Obamacare is how terrible a deal it is for young, healthy people. The Mercury-News finally got around to pointing this out today: “Nationwide, one study says, 3.7 million
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Domestic workers’ bill recipients received Obamacare grants
SACRAMENTO — With the Republican Party at such a low ebb, the supermajority Democratic Party is advancing connections everywhere. In particular, there’s cross-pollination between groups pushing for overtime for domestic workers — and groups receiving Obamacare money. In some cases,
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CA Obamacare implementation registers Dem voters
This is Part 2 of a two-part series. Part 1 is here. As I explained in Part 1 of this series, one of the biggest features of Covered California, the state’s new health benefit exchange, is how it was set
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CA Obamacare implementation funds activist groups
This is Part 1 of a two-part series. As California continues taking the lead in implementing Obamacare, officially called the Affordable Care Act, the state’s health care insurance “exchanges” are expected to serve as a model for exchanges in other states. The
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How’s Obamacare working in Canada?
Canada has injected its version of Obamacare into its body politic for more than 40 years. How’s it working? The following video is from the CBC, Canada’s government-run media system. The video reports that, in British Columbia, “wait times are
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