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Obamacare co-ops are focus of four federal investigations
The Washington Examiner ^ | June 13, 2013 | Richard Pollock, Watchdog Team

Posted on 06/16/2013 1:05:04 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Multiple federal investigations are probing the $2 billion Obamacare co-op loan program at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, The Washington Examiner has learned.

Investigators from two separate offices within HHS's Office of Inspector General are looking closely at the co-op program being fast-tracked under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare.

The Obamacare co-op program is also the focus of examinations by the House Energy and Commerce and Oversight and Government Reform committees headed, respectively, by Rep. Fred Upton, R-MI, and Rep. Darrell Issa, R-CA.

Twenty-four newly established Obamacare co-ops in 25 states hope to begin selling health insurance coverage to the public October 1 in competition with private sector firms.....

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


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Extended News; Government
KEYWORDS: 0carenightmare; abortion; crime; deathpanels; fraud; obama; obamacare; obamacarecoops; obamacarecoopts; obamacarescandal; zerocare
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1 posted on 06/16/2013 1:05:04 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Spreading the wealth?.


2 posted on 06/16/2013 1:22:47 PM PDT by Vaduz
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Expanding the government criminal syndicate.....


3 posted on 06/16/2013 1:24:05 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (What would Scooby do?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Tossing billions of government money around in a big hurry without adequate oversight. What could possibly go wrong?


4 posted on 06/16/2013 1:50:36 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Thankfully not in South Carolina. Our governor Nikki Haley told nobama to take his exchange and shove it.


5 posted on 06/16/2013 1:54:50 PM PDT by upchuck (To the faceless, jack-booted government bureaucrat who just scanned this post: SCREW YOU!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I had totally forgotten about the “co-ops.” So, they’re bunk,eh?


6 posted on 06/16/2013 3:22:25 PM PDT by Excellence (9/11 was an act of faith.)
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

The list, Ping

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7 posted on 06/16/2013 3:43:49 PM PDT by Nachum (The Obama "List" at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

You’re in safe hands with ACORN.


8 posted on 06/16/2013 3:54:51 PM PDT by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs stay silent.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

[. . . the U.S. Office of Management and Budget has predicted that as many as 43 percent of the new groups will go bankrupt within a few years.]

Still, it may be a safer risk for taxpayers than windmills and waterwheels.


9 posted on 06/17/2013 6:01:40 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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