(The umpteen-fecta would be for him to have been lying about quitting smoking, too.)
Posted on 12/17/2013 3:45:51 AM PST by markomalley
The Obama administration is "working overtime" to make sure that everyone who wants health insurance by January first is able to get it, spokesman Jay Carney told reporters on Monday.
But what about the president himself -- has he signed up for insurance yet? a reporter asked Carney at Monday's briefing.
"I have no updates on that. The president will purchase insurance on the exchanges," Carney replied.
"He doesn't have to do it," the reporter said.
"He doesn't," Carney agreed. "Obviously, it's -- the enrollment's till March 31st. So when we have an update on it, we'll provide it to you."
Asked if the White House is "reasonably confident" that everyone who needs to get coverage by Jan. 1 will be able to get it, Carney said some uninsured Americans may not enroll until January or February or March.
"I don't think the expectation was that every uninsured American would have insurance on January 1st, as welcome as that development would be," he said.
People who want their coverage to begin on Jan. 1 must enroll by Dec. 23. Carney said the administration is acting "very aggressively" to "ensure that those who enrolled are in communication with their issuers, to make sure they know when their premiums are due, and that's something that we're trying to help facilitate. And you know, all I can tell you is that we're doing everything we can to ensure that everyone who has enrolled and who pays his or her premium is aware of all the information they need to do that and is covered on January 1st."
Although coverage won't begin until people pay their premiums, Carney said the administration is "working with issuers, encouraging them to be flexible."
Maybe they will force him to go on Medicaid, too.
(The umpteen-fecta would be for him to have been lying about quitting smoking, too.)
“...Carney said the administration is “working with issuers, encouraging them to be flexible.”
Encourage how? They can comply with the law or comply with the administration. Decisions decisions.
Anybody who thinks that Obama will be playing by the same Obamacare rules that he has laid out for us, is SERIOUSLY mentally-ill.
Period.
0bama cannot use his fake identity to sign up for 0bamacare, therefore the imposter Resident will never sign up
You are correct.
In the Automobile world, the first and last cars to roll off an assembly line are significant.
0bama should have been ACA enrollee #1, with Sebellius #2
The turd has 6 physicians in attendance lest he get a hangnail and leave it untreated.
Yes, correct! A REAL leader would have been the first one to enroll (and make a big issue out of it).
Obama refuses to be covered by the healthcare law he forced down the throat of America.
What SSN will King Barry use when he signs up?
He should not get Obamacare. He goes to Bethesda like the Vets. He should not be allowed to go to anything other than VA Hospitals. Why should he be allowed to get better health care then the Vets? I hope he does not sign up for Obamacare. He does not deserve it!
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