Government Report: Obamacare Faces Rough Launch.
From GAO report:
There’s no guarantee that President Barack Obama’s health care law will launch smoothly and on time, congressional investigators say in the first in-depth independent look at its progress.
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“Whether (the administration’s) contingency planning will assure the timely and smooth implementation of the exchanges by Oct. 2013 cannot yet be determined,” the report concluded. A copy was provided to The Associated Press.
Hmmm, wer’re only 3 1/2 months away. What was that comment about Obamacare implementation not being a “third-world experience?” It’a a good thing their setting everyone’s expectations low.
Future cost estimates…
The report said the administration will need another $2 billion in the next fiscal year to establish and operate the federal exchanges. Of that, Congress would have to provide $1.5 billion, while user fees paid by insurers account for the remainder.
Does it really cost THIS much to address the actual problems that existed in the health care system? I think not. The mantra of “keep it simple stupid” has long been lost on our lawmakers.
