Posted on 08/31/2017 6:43:54 PM PDT by 11th_VA
The Trump administration is slashing funding for ObamaCare enrollment outreach.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officials announced on a call with reporters Thursday that funding for advertising and other outreach for ObamaCare enrollment will be cut from $100 million last year to $10 million this year.
A department official argued the administration is seeing "diminishing returns" from ObamaCare spending. Officials also pointed to ObamaCare's shortcomings to justify the cuts.
“A health-care system that has caused premiums to double and left nearly half of our counties with only one coverage option is not working," said HHS spokeswoman Caitlin Oakley. "The Trump administration is determined to serve the American people instead of trying to sell them a bad deal.”
The administration will still be spending some money on signing people up for health-care plans under the law, despite its opposition to ObamaCare.
Officials also announced they are cutting funding for "navigators," which are outside organizations that help sign people up. Funding will be proportional to how navigators have fared in hitting their enrollment target the previous year. If a group signed up 70 percent of their target, they will get 70 percent of the funding.
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Is it just me or is he going after Obama exec-orders/policies with a vengeance. Obama remain silent, or is the rabble in the streets his doing. Tangent to this is “the Rev’s” have not been heard from. What is sessions up too that we don’t know about, seriously, have you noticed chunks of the old left have gone silent, I mean real quiet, again am I seeing things or what is Sessions really up too?
WINNING AGAIN!!!
Why do we even need $10 million? Use it on the wall. Send it to Houston.....
Why not zero funding???????
Yup, the muzzle is on the muzzie lovers. Something happened with the left’s ability to riot after Berkley and except for Charlottsville (just took Amtrac Train back after 185 miles hiking the AT Sunday), they still cannot riot.
Are Michelle’s old cronies who mysteriously were awarded the Obamacare software contract at an astronomically unbelievable price the ones who also do the “outreach” advertising? If not, what is the name of the contractor(s) who do and what is their connection to the Obamas? the Democratic Party?
I want Zer0 for 0bamacare.
He’s trying to look “civil.”
Would someone help me out and post a pic of Mr. Burns from the Simpsons: “Excellent.”
I will do my best now, but I am not very skilled at html. :(
or they’re the navigators
In government 10 million is zero!!!
“have you noticed chunks of the old left have gone silent”
If they suddenly start flying to non extradite countries you will something is occurring :)
Close, no cigar. 10 million is still 10 million. Better nothing at all. Period.
Congressmen are failed wannabe businessmen who spent a huge part of their tax gains on ads selling turds.
That Southern Poverty Law Center are doing exactly with their ill gotten gains. They are shipping money out of the country.
Yes, saw that this past am. Rats are abandoning the ship - makes one wonder
It’s Trump’s take out the lumps strategy. Art of the Deal.
Still NO executive order Exempting all citizens from the mandate. Poor effort. Attempted cover from the Mandate. Worse than the eight years of the Undocumented Imposter who himself granted Exemptions. “Making America the same again” Poor covered effort. Fake.
This money is wealth transfers from taxpayers to “community organizers” - to rally “takers” to organize politically against “makers”...
Good riddance
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