"Applying for benefits under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul could be as daunting as doing your taxes.
"The government's draft application is now on the Internet."It runs 15 pages for a three-person family. The online version has 21 steps, some with added questions.
"At least three major federal agencies, including the IRS, will scrutinize your application.
"That's just the first part of the process, which lets you know if you qualify for financial help.
"You'd still have to pick a health plan."
The Obamacare Application "The application itself runs 15 pages for a family of three. The draft questionnaire that will be used to determine eligibility for subsidized insurance, composed by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, runs 61 pages.
"The AP’s conclusion is apt: “The idea that picking a health insurance plan could be as simple as shopping on the Internet is starting to look like wishful thinking.” "
Senate rejects Republican effort to repeal ObamaCare "The Republican sponsors of the repeal knew it would fail Wednesday but said it was important to put senators on the record. Twenty Democratic-held seats and 13 seats held by Republicans will be up for election next year."
How did we get here?
First, government programs are always more expensive than anticipated. It is the way it is.Second, my guess is that most Democrats voted for this law expecting The Supreme Court to reverse it. A judicial rebuke would have given the Democrats the best of both worlds: they voted for it but those 5 guys appointed by Bush, Bush & Reagan took your universal health care away.
Well, Supreme Court Justice Roberts spoiled the party. He approved BO-Care on the grounds that Congress can raise taxes.
So the Democrats are now stuck in a place that they do not want to be in:
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