[RealJustme]

The Department of Health and Human Services reassured private insurers on Thursday that they'll be able to recover losses from participating in Obamacare by claiming it was an "obligation" of the U.S. government to bail them out. For the 2014 benefit year, insurers losing more than expected asked for $2.87 billion in government payments through the risk corridors program.

In a statement issued Thursday, the same day that the nation's largest insurer, UnitedHealth announced it may exit Obamacare due to mounting losses, Tavenner said, "We've been very clear with the administration about the serious challenges facing consumers and health plans in this Exchange market. Most recently, nearly 800,000 Americans have faced coverage disruptions as a result of the significant and unexpected shortfall with the risk corridors program. When health plans cannot rely on the government to meet its obligations, individuals and families are harmed as a result. The administration must act to ensure this program works as intended and consumers are protected."

HHS said it, would "explore other sources of funding for risk corridors payments, subject to the availability of appropriations. This includes working with Congress on the necessary funding for outstanding risk corridors payments."

Risk corridor payments for 2016 won't be due until mid-2017, and by that point, it will be an issue for a future Congress and future president. Nothing that a previous administration's HHS said in 2015 will really matter.

Damn wonder why no body saw that coming? :shock: Obama said it wouldn't happen, so I'm completely confused as to how and why it's happening, the President of the United States gave his word.

[johnforbes]

Repubs pledged to stop funding the disaster of Obamacare.

Repubs won big in the 2014 election, proving that them having a backbone and even forcing budgetary crises didn't hurt them in elections.

So, after that big 2014 victory, Boehner instantly began helping fund Obama's agenda.

Hopefully, Paul Ryan will look around for a backbone and stop the madness of throwing taxpayer money into the rat hole of Obamacare.

[Clownkicker]

Yeah, they might just grow a pair and vote for a single-payer system like the one Obama wanted in the first place instead of the crazy Republican/Romney system we have now.

Instead, we're pissing away billions of dollars getting no health care for that money, but lining the pockets of insurance companies instead.
Why would anyone be surprised that removing billions of dollars from the health care system would be more expensive than paying for actual health care with it?

It makes no sense at all, does it johnny?

[RealJustme]

we're pissing away billions of dollars getting no health care for that money, but lining the pockets of insurance companies instead.

Exactly why ever Republican voted against it! Obama, Pelosi, Reed, Hillary and all of the other libtards said we were fearmongering, now they say they just need more money, trust them.

Just imagine if the Government ever gets full control of the healthcare system, costs will sky rocket even further and medical treatment will be like going to the DMV, get a number sit down, shut up, wait your turn then take what they feel like giving you. There will be no complaint department and if you say you're going to take your business else where they'll laugh because there will be no where else to go.

[sillydaddy]

Obama and Moo will get the best of the best health care in this country for life....

Now those are niggers in high cotton!

[johnforbes]

The insanity continues in the once-Golden State:


Half of California's illegal immigrants -- about 1.4 million -- have incomes low enough to qualify for full Medi-Cal benefits should California legislative proposals to offer coverage to the undocumented ever be enacted.

That is among the key findings of a Public Policy Institute of California report released Monday night which examines current policy options to provide health coverage to the state's illegal immigrants.

[sillydaddy]

And if that's not enough.....Thanks to Governor "Moon Beam" California will now allow illegals to vote!

By signing a bill that automatically gives voter registration to anyone getting a driver's license, Brown believes

illegals will strengthen the ranks of the Demos not only in local, and state elections but in federal elections as well...

That's because the California DMV does not require proof of citizenship to obtain a driver license....

So where is the incentive to become a citizen ?

Brown is now considering legalizing marijuana....to attract more potheads.

Vote for Trump....and stop the insanity!

[elklindo69]

More than 15 million people are now covered under Obamacare and healthcare inflation is down to around 4% when it was around 8% during the righties reign of terror.

More people insured and lower cost savings is considered an disaster......................according to the GOP!

Stupid jackasses!!!

:lol:

[johnforbes]

If Obamacare had been a good idea, Obama could easily have gotten many Repubs to support it.

It wouldn't have been necessary for Obama to lie about developing it on C-Span.

To lie about keeping your doctor, keeping your plan.

To lie about Obamacare being deficit-neutral (every sane person knew it would increase the deficit, as it did).

To lie about Obamacare reducing costs. It increased them greatly.

The Supreme Court had to lie and pretend the indiv mandate was a tax. It wasn't and everybody knows that. Obama even confirmed the next day it was NOT a tax.

It was all a pack of lies, and a partisan pack of lies, and that is never good for a country.