Posted on 10/04/2013 10:20:08 AM PDT by magellan
Chad Henderson is the medias poster boy for Obamacare. Reporters struggled this week to find individuals who said they had been able to enroll in one of the laws 36 federally run health-insurance exchanges.
That changed yesterday, when they found Henderson, a 21-year-old student and part-time child-care worker who lives in Georgia and says that he successfully enrolled himself and his father Bill in insurance plans via the online exchange administered at healthcare.gov.
But in an exclusive phone interview this morning with Reason, Chad father's Bill contradicted virtually every major detail of the story the media can't get enough of. What's more, some of the details that Chad has released are also at odds with published rate schedules and how Obamacare officials say the enrollment system works.
Chad seems to have sought out media attention for his story. He first said he had enrolled in coverage on the evening of October 1, in a tweet that also included the Twitter handles of local news organizations Times Free Press and WRCB.
"The response to my story from earlier in the week has been overwhelming!," he wrote in a Facebook update last night. "Here's an update: I've now been interviewed by The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Chattanooga Times Free Press, The Huffington Post, Enroll America, and POLITICO!!"
(Excerpt) Read more at reason.com ...
Obamacare 'Poster Boy' Chad Hendersons Father Contradicts Elements of His Sons Story (UPDATED)
And it looks like the Democrats gave Chad a quick lesson in double talk:
"Heres my response. Most reporters, Im not calling anyone out especially you, they havent had access to the web site. They werent very clear as to how the process went. Most people have no understanding that its a two step process. One is you fill out an application. It sends you a notification received successfully.
"The next step is comparing the prices, comparing all the plans. And thats when you purchase the plan. I said I enrolled in the marketplace. I never said I chose a specific plan. But the number I gave you, the $175 or $200 or whatever, that is the plan I am choosing. My dad is choosing a different plan. So, enrollment meant that my application was sent and approved. Thats what I meant by enrollment. I have not purchased a specific plan. Thats whats confusing people."
So I enrolled, I just didn't enroll. Right.
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