News
National Journal | Obamacare Website Incorrectly Directs Some to Medicaid
HealthCare.gov is incorrectly determining that some Americans are eligible for Medicaid when they are not.
Roll Call | Capitol Hill Feels Pains of Obamacare Sign-Up Troubles
Members of Congress who have gone along with the idea that they should get insurance through Obamacare’s system of exchanges are getting a stronger dose of medicine than they bargained for.
National Journal | Low Premiums Hide High Costs on Obamacare Exchange
While deductibles have been climbing, the number soars above the $3,589 average for individual plans purchased in 2013 before the federal exchange implementation began, according to HealthPocket, which offers an online plan comparison tool.
Econ Comments & Analysis
Washington Times | Still waiting for an Obamacare exemption
If there’s one thing that Americans and special-interest groups can agree on these days, it’s that they want to be exempted in some capacity from Obamacare. Barely a day after its passage, individuals, businesses and other groups began to line up in the hopes of being waived from Obamacare’s mandates.
CNN Money | A red state health care exchange that works
Building a health insurance exchange in time for Obamacare's Oct. 1 deadline was daunting, especially in Kentucky, the only Romney-voting state to take on the challenge. While others relied on the federal government and were left with a glitch-ridden Healthcare.gov, Carrie Banahan, director of the Office of the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange, oversaw the task herself -- and got the site up and running a day early. Edited excerpts of her conversation with Fortune follow:
WSJ | High Deductibles Fuel New Worries of Health-Law Sticker Shock
As enrollment picks up on the HealthCare.gov website, many people with modest incomes are encountering a troubling element of the federal health law: deductibles so steep they may not be able to afford the portion of medical expenses that insurance doesn't cover.
Blogs
Heritage Foundation | 52% of Americans Want Congress to Repeal or Scale Back Obamacare
A new Gallup poll reveals that a majority of Americans remain strongly opposed to Obamacare — 52 percent want Congress to either repeal the law entirely or scale it back. That’s an increase of 2 percentage points from mid-October.
