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CT Obamacare Exchange, Praised in Rose Garden, Gave Wrong Info for Every Single Individual Plan
PJ Media ^ | December 12, 2013 - 9:07 am | David Steinberg

Posted on 12/12/2013 11:25:05 PM PST by Olog-hai

In October, Obama took to the Rose Garden to praise Connecticut’s state-run ACA exchange, Access Health CT, for being a rare success story among the nationwide failures of state exchanges and the federal exchange.

Local CT media was quick to point out his speech was misleading, however. In his push to encourage the young to sign up, Obama mentioned that one-third of Connecticut enrollees were under 35, and were now receiving “a good deal at low cost.” In reality, a full two-thirds of that one-third had signed on for Medicaid or CHIP, programs which fit the description of “welfare,” not “a good deal.”

Now, further information has surfaced regarding the supposed Connecticut “success story,” and that information points to “massive failure requiring an investigation and firings” being the more accurate descriptor. …

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Health/Medicine; Politics
KEYWORDS: 0carenightmare; chip; connecticut; exchange; lawlessnation; medicaid; obama; obamacare; obamalies; zerocare

1 posted on 12/12/2013 11:25:06 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
(from the article) : .."further information has surfaced regarding the supposed Connecticut “success story,” and that information points to
“massive failure requiring an investigation and firings” being the more accurate descriptor."

Well then , it 's been more successful than any Congressional investigation .. !!
And someone was held accountable
Thats the advatage of local control rather than Federal Feral cronyism ..
States rights make state leaders resposible and accountable
Federal control makes for beaureauratic nightmares ...
like Sebilious refusing to release information to the Congressional committee, just like Holder ,..just like Clapper, etc.

2 posted on 12/12/2013 11:52:47 PM PST by Tilted Irish Kilt (Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm. -- James Madison)
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To: Olog-hai

Quote of the Day

“Nelson Mandela is a leader who Barack Obama should try to emulate. He could start by spending 27 years in prison.”

— Don Imus


3 posted on 12/12/2013 11:53:15 PM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Windflier
“Nelson Mandela is a leader who Barack Obama should try to emulate. He could start by spending 27 years in prison.”

......and for essentially the same reasons.

4 posted on 12/13/2013 12:59:20 AM PST by spokeshave (OMG.......Schadenfreude overload is not covered under Obamacare :-()
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To: Olog-hai
In reality, a full two-thirds of that one-third had signed on for Medicaid or CHIP, programs which fit the description of “welfare,” not “a good deal.”

It's a good deal for them.

5 posted on 12/13/2013 2:46:52 AM PST by MAexile (Bats left, votes right)
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To: Olog-hai

Bump


6 posted on 12/13/2013 3:39:09 AM PST by lowbridge
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