Compiled and summarized by The Market Institute.
Healthcare.gov is not CGI’s first bungled IT contract. They were tasked with building out a gun registry website in Canada that ultimately did not work and cost Canadians $80 million (Heritage Foundation Blog).
Independent undercover investigations into so called Obamacare “Navigators” have revealed instances of fraud (Heritage Foundation Blog).
Obamacare is supposed to influence smokers to quit tobacco use, but the opposite effect is occurring. Because of facing higher insurance premiums due to their tobacco use, smokers are opting out of health coverage altogether (Fox News).
Concerns over Healthcare.gov are not going away with the end of November deadline approaching for the website fix, but analysts think the government has until March to really get the website working because that is when most young people will be looking to enroll (National Journal).
Congressional Democrats are worried the White House is not taking the electoral blowback of the fledgling Obamacare rollout seriously enough. There is cause for concern however, as the President and his namesake law are polling at all-time lows (Politico).
