Small business Obamacare online enrollment delayed a year

[Trajan]

If this is a repeat my apologies, I didn't see a thread on this. so, they are going to use ...paper and brokers? It appears they are doing 2 things at once, easing traffic on the site, which is supposed to be fully functional Dec 1 and slowing the disappointment ala plans that will not be grandfathered in.....

according to that federal register language that was "found" and creating stir as to how many might not make the cut etc. here, page 17.

mid range estimates- 66%........

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-06-17/pdf/2010-14488.pdf


Small business Obamacare online enrollment delayed a year
11/27/13 12:40 PM EST Updated: 11/27/13 3:41 PM EST


The Obama administration today announced a one year delay of online enrollment for small businesses looking to purchase health coverage through federal Obamacare exchanges, another high-profile setback for HealthCare.gov.

It’s the second delay for online small business enrollment, which the administration had said would begin this month.


The White House is trying to get the troubled enrollment website on track for individuals and families seeking coverage, which is a higher priority. It set this Saturday, Nov. 30, as a target date for getting HealthCare.gov working for the “vast majority” of users.


Read more: Small business Obamacare online enrollment delayed a year - Jason Millman - POLITICO.com

 

[HelenaHandbag]

Doesn't really matter.

The cancellation notices will be in the mail next fall.

The democrats are toast in November 2014.

 

[Trajan]

according to this,it appears this postponement is another end run around the Bill.


http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr3590enr/pdf/BILLS-111hr3590enr.pdf

page 55

IN GENERAL
.—Each State shall, not later than January
1, 2014, establish an American Health Benefit Exchange
(referred to in this title as an ‘‘Exchange’&#8217 for the State that—
(A) facilitates the purchase of qualified health plans;
(B) provides for the establishment of a Small Business
Health Options Program (in this title referred to as a
‘‘SHOP Exchange’&#8217 that is designed to assist qualified
employers in the State who are small employers in facili-
tating the enrollment of their employees in qualified health ......

*shrugs*

 

[Zander]

One bright note- the more they "put off" .....the less to undo in 2016!!

 

[Trajan]

I don't think it will last that long, check this out,


Medicaid Growth Could Aggravate Doctor Shortage

Published: November 28, 2013

SAN DIEGO — Dr. Ted Mazer is one of the few ear, nose and throat specialists in this region who treat low-income people on Medicaid, so many of his patients travel long distances to see him.

But now, as California’s Medicaid program is preparing for a major expansion under President Obama’s health care law, Dr. Mazer says he cannot accept additional patients under the government insurance program for a simple reason: It does not pay enough.

“It’s a bad situation that is likely to be made worse,” he said.

His view is shared by many doctors around the country. Medicaid for years has struggled with a shortage of doctors willing to accept its low reimbursement rates and red tape, forcing many patients to wait for care, particularly from specialists like Dr. Mazer.

Yet in just five weeks, millions of additional Americans will be covered by the program, many of them older people with an array of health problems. The Congressional Budget Office predicts that nine million people will gain coverage through Medicaid next year alone. In many of the 26 states expanding the program, the newly eligible have been flocking to sign up.

Community clinics, which typically provide primary but not specialty care, have expanded and hired more medical staff members to meet the anticipated wave of new patients. And managed-care companies are recruiting doctors, nurse practitioners and other professionals into their networks, sometimes offering higher pay if they improve care while keeping costs down. But it is far from clear that the demand can be met, experts say.

In California, with the nation’s largest Medicaid population, many doctors say they are already overwhelmed and are unable to take on more low-income patients. Dr. Hector Flores, a primary care doctor in East Los Angeles whose practice has 26,000 patients, more than a third of whom are on Medicaid, said he could accommodate an additional 1,000 Medicaid patients at most.

more at-
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/29/u...en-as-millions-join-medicaid-rolls.html?_r=1&



in the immortal words of bruce willis..."welcome to the party pal"...this issue was raised time and again...and here it comes.