Never mind that March 31 Obamacare enrollment deadline

American Thinker ^ | 03/26/2014 | Thomas Lifson

[SeekAndFind]

Once again, the Obama administration is rewriting Obamacare on the fly, in response to political convenience. Amy Goldstein of the Washington Post reports:

The Obama administration has decided to give extra time to Americans who say that they are unable to enroll in health-care plans through the federal insurance marketplace by the March 31 deadline.

Federal officials confirmed Tuesday evening that all consumers who have begun to apply for coverage on HealthCare.gov, but who do not finish by Monday, will have until about mid-April to ask for an extension.

Under the new rules, people will be able to qualify for an extension by checking a blue box on HealthCare.gov to indicate that they tried to enroll before the deadline. This method will rely on an honor system; the government will not try to determine whether the person is telling the truth.

As the Post notes, “White House officials have repeatedly said that the March 31 deadline was firm,” so once again we have been lied to about Obamacare.

The administration is claiming that the reason for this is:

…an attempt to prepare for a possible surge of people trying to sign up in the final days before the deadline. Such a flood could leave some people unable to get through the system.

[Sacajaweau]

3 people is not a surge

[scooby321]

another red line missed.

[InterceptPoint]

April Fools!!!. Gotcha.
Oops, its only March 26.
Sorry about that.

[caww]

....with a check in the box the Gov. will count it as an enrollment...desperation to find the numbers somewhere.

[Sacajaweau]

The last I heardabout the signups was: 83% are subsidized, 20% had not paid their premium.....

And 5 million had lost their "If you like it, you can keep it" insurance.

[Sacajaweau]

Imagine 5 million people sending a note to Obama...."I liked my insurance and thought I could keep it" like you said.

You lied!!

[Truth29]

And we are surprised??? This football will move endlessly and in whatever means allows the Obamabots to claim victory, string the process out, and further muddy the enrollment numbers arguments.

[DivineMomentsOfTruth]

What about those getting private insurance?

[LostPassword]

It’s not about the March deadline. It’s about pushing everything back so next year’s policies/costs won’t be published until after the elections. Since enrollment isn’t closed actuaries can calculate next years rates until later. then Sebelius can’t approve/publish next years rates until later. Anything voters hear until Sebelius and states officially declare the policies/costs should not be believed because that facts are that “things will be better” (that will be their claim in October).

They’ve already pushed enrollment until after the elections, now they just need to make sure there’s an excuse to not publish details about what people will be able to enroll in.

[STYRO]

“unable” ?... not a peep anywhere about those of us who are UNWILLING to touch this BS.

[GailA]

WHAT ABOUT THOSE OF US LOCKED INTO MEDICARE AND TRICARE LIFE (RETIRED MILITARY OVER 65)?

WE ARE GOING TO LOSE OUR PRIVATE PHARMACIES, AND HAVE TO ORDER FROM THE SUCKY EXPRESS SCRIPTS. WHO LIKES TO BUY THEIR DRUGS FROM CHINA.

THE LAST LINK IS ONE THAT WE WILL PAY FOR WITH 2 YR OF UE AND ANY WELFARE THEY CAN MILK OR A BUY OUT!

TRICARE LIFE Retired Military over 65 just received this noticed 2 weeks ago, takes effect 4/14/2014, why they sent a prelim with out the drug list is WASTEFUL spending in itself!

We learned last week that the new DOD budget is forcing us to use either Base or Express Scripts MANDATED Tricare Life. starts next month. 4/14/14, still have not got the formulary, waste to do 2 send outs. Express Scripts is a sorry excuse of a provider. You never know if your order is right, what generic, what manufacture, or what country. All thrown up on your porch for the local thieves and meth makers to steal. And they do not keep track of your drug side effect list.

YOU WILL LOSE YOUR PHARMACY THANKS TO NEW DOD BUDGET!

I did not include the cover letter.

This is a Prelim letter, we don’t even know at this time which drugs are going to be on the list. Waste of money to not send out the full thing.

1 Transfer your medication from a retail pharmacy to save , convenient Tricare Home Delivery and pay less out of pocket! A typical cost for a 90 day retail supply is $51 but only $13 for Home Delivery.

2 Ask your doctor about using a low cost generic that is not among the medications included in the Pilot Generics can still be filled at retail for $5

3 Transfer maintenance medications under the Pilot from retail pharmacy to a military pharmacy. Call your local military pharmacy to see if they have you medication

4 Continue to get you selected maintenance medications at a retail and pay 100% of the cost of the medication starting with your third refill.

If you refill your selected maintenance medication’s at a retail pharmacy after March 14, 2014 you’ll get letters from the Tricare Pharmacy contractor Express Scripts, Inc about switching to Home Delivery. Remember, starting with your third fill you will be responsible for 100% of the cost of the medications if you chose to continue to obtain them at a retail pharmacy.

If you have other health insurance with a prescription benefit, you do not fall under the Pilot. There will also be a process to obtain waivers on a case by case basis, due to personal need or hardship, emergency or other special circumstaces-0 such as living in a nursing home. After participating in the Pilot for 1 year you may opt out.

Military Waste and Fraud Continue In the Middle of the Government Shutdown HERE IS YOUR PROBLEM : PALM GREASING

Washington’s Blog
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2013/10/wasted-military.html

http://www.reuters.com/investigates/pentagon/#article/part1

Mugging the Military
http://www.ijreview.com/2012/06/9466-mugging-soldiers/

Mugging our Troops
http://www.reuters.com/investigates/pentagon/#article/part1

0bama to Force Military Families Away From Tricare ...By Tripling Their Fees. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare.”
CBO: The military is getting squeezed for domestic spending cash
http://www.humanevents.com/2014/02/26/cbo-the-military-is-getting-squeezed-for-domestic-spending-cash/

Pentagon Outlines Increased Tricare Fee Proposal
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/03/05/pentagon-outlines-increased-tricare-fee-proposal.html?comp=7000023317828&rank=1

State Side Tricare Service Centers Closing April 1
http://m.military.com/daily-news/2014/01/14/stateside-tricare-service-centers-closing-april-1.html

[duckman]

BTW, Regional Medical in Kitty Hawk NC has their electronic billboard soliciting Healthcare.gov. They must have received the word to push Obamacare. Why would they want to push a loser?

[CodeToad]

Let’s not forget the “hardship” rule that lets people simply say, “It was too hard!” and forget about it.

[Star Traveler]

I’m not losing my pharmacies ... and I’m talking about CVS, Walgreens and Walmart ... on Medicare Part D.

What pharmacy (or pharmacies) are you talking about?

[longtermmemmory]

It is not the fiasco it is the message.

That is the delusion.

It is not the FACT nobody wants this junk, it is a technical difficulty. Obamacare just needs more time to discover “magic words”.

according to this citizens are the problem...

[EQAndyBuzz]

My bet is that blue box connects to nothing on the back end.

[VRWC For Truth]

Still trying to recount 7 million visits to their site.

[mikrofon]

Obama files his "Hardship Exemption":