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Keeping you up to date on the latest Obamacare facts – Today (Tuesday) marks the beginning of the much-anticipated Obamacare open enrollment for the new marketplaces – which hasn't gone smoothly.
The federal government operates these marketplaces, or exchanges, across 36 states, and the Obama administration anticipates seven million people will apply for coverage across the six-month open-enrollment period.
The exchange rollout comes as a wash of just-released polls on Obamacare shows the public hasn't embraced our country's new healthcare law.
That's why U.S. President Barack Obama has ramped up speeches and interviews this week addressing Obamacare facts and issues, along with party leaders across the country.
And he has plenty to address…
Check out these five new Obamacare facts that just entered the arena:
Obamacare Fact #1: Not All Online Marketplaces Are Working
Shocker: the online marketplaces in which people are expected to enroll have been experiencing technical glitches.
One glitch prevents the exchange from determining whether consumers are eligible for Medicaid or government subsidies. This causes substantial inaccuracies for consumers trying to figure out premium prices – which are the top concern for most consumers.
Last Thursday in a speech in Maryland, President Obama tried to quell mounting concerns over technological issues, stating that similar to other new computer programs, "There are going to be some glitches as this thing unfolds."
But the president said he's confident people will be happy with the prices and plans available to them – with some having insurance for the first time.
At the same time, some analysts worry that early problems like the technical glitches may discourage consumers from obtaining coverage.
Stay tuned to see if the glitches have a cooling effect on enrollment.
Obamacare Fact #2: The "Family Glitch" Could Leave Hundreds of Thousands of Children Without Coverage
Congress committed a drafting error in the healthcare law, now coming to fruition and dubbed the "family glitch." According to healthcare analysts, the family glitch could cost families thousands in health coverage costs and leave up to 500,000 children without any coverage.
I just got the letter from BCBS saying my premiums would be increasing by 318% thanks to the AFFORDABLE Care Act Understand…I've never submitted a claim in the 30+ years I've been paying for my own insurance. I have no pre-existing conditions. I'm the ideal insured person. I would invite those who are "enthusiastic" about the program to explain to me how legislation that FORCES me to buy insurance, then makes me pay 318% more for it can be called the AFFORDABLE Care Act and referred to as "progressive." Progress toward what? Serfdom? Of course, you won't be able to… Read more »
Even if what you are saying is actually true (meaning you aren't one the of hundreds of people that have been paid by the Republican Right or the insurance company executives who pull their strings to lie about how much your premiums are going up), you would be one in a million. ALL the data clearly shows that in a hugely overwhelming landslide, health insurance premiums are plummeting, now that insurance companies actually have to compete with each other instead of hiding the details of policy coverage behind jargon and plain ol' BS. You aren't required by anyone to keep… Read more »
You're calling me a liar? A shill? Give me your name and fax number and I'll send you a copy of the notice. Want me to scan it and post it? Would that shut you up? As for the one in a million, how is it that my friend and his wife have just been hit with a 328% increase? An additional $7,600 a year. We're in North Carolina. In you've paid any attention at all, you'd know that NC is experiencing the worst of the rate increases. I knew it'd be bad. I didn't know it'd be 318%. "All… Read more »
You either have a completely redundant plan that is now being increased because its obsolete, or you don't understand as much as you are implying. So I'm going to skip ahead and say that you are in fact legit and have a decent plan that has been unreasonably increased with the ACA. If that is in fact true, then with the mechanisms of the ACA you can shop around for a better plan at a better cost, because that's what this bill does. This is how you save money. This is how everyone so far is saving money if they… Read more »
Where are your facts concerning the ACA? It appears you are crying wolf and have no real understanding of the people who need the ACA for medical insurance. Just the facts with a little proof would be nice!
Obamacare is "off and running"? How about stumbling like a retarded drunk? This will sink Obama like millstone around his scrawny neck. Pharaoh Obama should back down and give up. No working person can afford this and care standards are already being down graded.
I'll always choose scrawny neck before scrawny brain. And "downgraded" is one word, Scrawny.
Wow, the racism in this comment is pretty disgusting. I don't even need to address anything you have to say it is so outside of reality it's amusing. So how did you decide on Pharaoh huh? Surely nothing to do with him being half black right?
LMAO Watcher. U HAVEN'T A CLUE.
There is abundant confusion and uncertainty surrounding the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Scammers are having a whale of a time duping citizens. The scam could hit you via phone call, e-mail or fake websites. The publishing community need to help in spreading as much info as possible deep and wide to help alert people susceptible to fraud. Here is a link from SCF which furthers this effort (with tool to estimate insurance cost and the subsidy). http://www.scamcallfighters.com/Top-20-Facts-That-Everyone-Should-Know-to-Ward-Off-Obamacare-Scams-blog-64.html
this mess is why i want to take my family and oyr investments and leave this country…ive lived long enough to see theUSA is going down the drain ..
OUTSMARTED !
ObamaCare just proves how easily a majority of American Voters outsmarted themselves.
I cite no racial or political factors in my opinion of Obamacare as it unfolds (or doesn't?). I only know that my premium with Wellwise is increasing by $109 per month, apparently mild compared to others who have posted comments.
I'm a MBA student.