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Obamacare enrollees become urban legend [Miami Paper Cannot Find Them!]
Miami Herald ^ | 10/13/13 | PATRICIA BORNS AND DANIEL CHANG

Posted on 10/13/2013 4:05:52 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper

Will the Floridians who have enrolled for Obamacare please stand up?

Nearly two weeks after the federal government launched the online Health Insurance Marketplace at HealthCare.gov, individuals who have successfully used the choked-up website to enroll for a subsidized health insurance plan have reached a status akin to urban legend: Everyone has heard of them, but very few people have actually met one.

The Miami Herald searched high and low for individuals who completed enrollment for a subsidized health plan through the marketplace, also called an exchange, launched by the federal government on Oct. 1 in 36 states, including Florida.

The Herald solicited readers for stories of enrollees online and in the newspaper, and received a fair number of responses reflecting various degrees of success with HealthCare.gov, which has been plagued by technical problems that federal officials attribute to an overwhelming number of people trying to access the website at once.

(Excerpt) Read more at miamiherald.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: abortion; bias; deathpanels; fail; florida; obamacare; zerocare
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...For now, there’s no reason for consumers to panic, federal officials say.
1 posted on 10/13/2013 4:05:52 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: SoFloFreeper; Joe Brower; seekthetruth

Miami tv news was praising obamacare from day one.

Now, they’re ignoring this utter failure.

in fact, the Miami media (this article is an exception) generally ignore Obama’s multitude of failures and amplify his propaganda.

got media bias?


2 posted on 10/13/2013 4:07:49 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: SoFloFreeper

They open a website to enroll 3+ billion people and “the site wasn’t prepared for the type of use it was going to get”


3 posted on 10/13/2013 4:25:01 PM PDT by philetus (Keep doing what you always do and you'll eventually get what you deserve)
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To: philetus

then they say theyve hired “computer experts” to fix it...

whats wrong with the hiring competent IT people to BEGIN with?


4 posted on 10/13/2013 4:35:47 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( Un-Documented Journalist / Block Captain..Tyranny Response Team)
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To: MeshugeMikey

You just know this will require:

more budget
more employees
more contractors
more consultants


5 posted on 10/13/2013 4:38:13 PM PDT by nascarnation (Frequently wrong but rarely in doubt....)
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To: SoFloFreeper

I think Obama is melting.


6 posted on 10/13/2013 4:56:43 PM PDT by Gator113 (Ted Cruz is settled law.)
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To: philetus

I am betting that most are not enrolling but checking the stats to find out how much they might owe.

I might check the website myself. Good to educate myself.

Any website that requires my social security number and other very personal information is completely suspect. I am not going to eagerly hand this information over so maybe I wouldn’t get very far.


7 posted on 10/13/2013 4:58:57 PM PDT by dhs12345
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To: Gator113

Ann Barnhardt explains it at link below:

http://www.barnhardt.biz/2013/10/11/history-rhymes-obamacare-website-and-the-ukrainian-wheat-farmers/

Alex Jones says it is a Trojan Horse.

Both explanations sound plausible.

God help us.


8 posted on 10/13/2013 5:01:12 PM PDT by Tomato lover ( Jesus is Lord of all)
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To: nascarnation
The Democrats ...The Party Of MORE

More Nonsense

More Taxes

More Restrictions

More Harrassment

More EXCUSES




9 posted on 10/13/2013 5:07:16 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( Un-Documented Journalist / Block Captain..Tyranny Response Team)
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To: philetus

i think you need to check your numbers.


10 posted on 10/13/2013 5:08:10 PM PDT by FreedomStar3028 (Evil must be punished.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Obama’s ‘successes’ have to be counted using scientific notation, so small are the percentages.


11 posted on 10/13/2013 5:09:04 PM PDT by relictele ("An elective despotism was not the government we fought for..." - James Madison)
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To: Gator113

Imploding is another word for it.


12 posted on 10/13/2013 5:11:24 PM PDT by AMDG&BVMH (wE)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Help is on the way!

13 posted on 10/13/2013 5:12:50 PM PDT by BulletBobCo
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To: dhs12345

You might as well post all your info on Craigslist.


14 posted on 10/13/2013 5:14:59 PM PDT by philetus (Keep doing what you always do and you'll eventually get what you deserve)
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To: SoFloFreeper
Who will be found first a real honest to goodness Obamacare subscriber or Bigfoot?

The world wonders!

15 posted on 10/13/2013 5:15:56 PM PDT by urbanpovertylawcenter (the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
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To: FreedomStar3028

Feel free


16 posted on 10/13/2013 5:18:36 PM PDT by philetus (Keep doing what you always do and you'll eventually get what you deserve)
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To: Tomato lover

Yes, “God help us.”


17 posted on 10/13/2013 5:23:32 PM PDT by Gator113 (Ted Cruz is settled law.)
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To: FreedomStar3028

(B) Percentage of income
An amount equal to the following percentage of the excess of the taxpayer’s household income for the taxable year over the amount of gross income specified in section 6012(a)(1) with respect to the taxpayer for the taxable year:
(i) 1.0 percent for taxable years beginning in 2014.
(ii) 2.0 percent for taxable years beginning in 2015.
(iii) 2.5 percent for taxable years beginning after 2015.

26 U.S.C.
United States Code, 2011 Edition
Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
Subtitle D - Miscellaneous Excise Taxes
CHAPTER 48 - MAINTENANCE OF MINIMUM ESSENTIAL COVERAGE
Sec. 5000A - Requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage
From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov


18 posted on 10/13/2013 5:26:22 PM PDT by philetus (Keep doing what you always do and you'll eventually get what you deserve)
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To: SoFloFreeper
A short video on what it's like applying for Obamacare online.


19 posted on 10/13/2013 5:29:20 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (The monsters are due on Maple Street)
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To: Tomato lover

Not sure I can buy the Ukrainian wheat analogy.


20 posted on 10/13/2013 5:40:33 PM PDT by SoCal Pubbie
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