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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

State Health Insurance Exchanges Gain Traction


Alan: Although it is no excuse for the sorry state of HealthCare.gov, it is notable that Obama wanted States to create their own exchanges -- effectively realizing a longstanding Republican initiative. As it played out, it was was almost exclusively red states that refused to create their own exchanges.

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"Red State Moocher Links"
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/07/red-state-moocher-links.html

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"At least 38,000 people have signed up for new health plans in the state-run insurance exchanges that opened Oct. 1, while more than 100,000 have completed applications and are close to finishing the process, according to state data. The data, tabulated by The Wall Street Journal, provide an early but incomplete glimpse of how the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's health law is faring. They show that health-law supporters are still a long way off from making a significant dent in the nation's uninsured population, but suggest that the prospect of buying insurance without being asked about medical history has drawn considerable interest across the nation. The data come from the 14 states that are running their own insurance exchanges, where consumers can shop for coverage." Amy Schatz in The Wall Street Journal.

...But the federal Obamacare launch? A disaster. "So far, the Affordable Care Act's launch has been a failure. Not "troubled." Not "glitchy." A failure. But "so far" only encompasses 14 days. The hard question is whether the launch will still be floundering on day 30, and on day 45...In the weeks leading up to the launch I heard some very ugly things about how the system was performing when transferring data to insurers -- a necessary step if people are actually going to get insurance." Ezra Klein in The Washington Post




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