Posts Tagged ‘Covered California’

The Fix Is In for Broken Government


Wednesday May 6th, 2015   •   Posted by K. Lloyd Billingsley at 5:02am PDT   •   0 Comments

“They can’t complete a project, like building a bridge or updating a computer system, without it being late, over budget, or even obsolete by the time of completion.” That’s venture capitalist Tim Draper on California government, and he’s right. As we have observed, the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge was 10 years…
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The Widespread Misery Inherent in the System


Friday January 16th, 2015   •   Posted by K. Lloyd Billingsley at 5:47am PST   •   7 Comments

Covered California, the Golden State’s wholly owned subsidiary of Obamacare, has been cancelling the coverage when people report changes in their income, changing their eligibility for tax credits. This problem exposes people to severe tax penalties but Covered California bosses blame it on their $454 million computer system. On the other hand, those turning…
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The Cancelation Inherent in the System


Monday December 29th, 2014   •   Posted by K. Lloyd Billingsley at 5:45am PST   •   1 Comment

Covered California is the wholly owned subsidiary of the federal Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. As we noted, Covered California offers tax credits to those who enroll, but when those people reach 65 and go on Medicare they are no longer eligible for the tax credits. Trouble is, they find it practically…
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Covered California’s Berlin Wall


Monday December 8th, 2014   •   Posted by K. Lloyd Billingsley at 5:47am PST   •   3 Comments

As we have noted, Covered California is the Golden State’s wholly owned subsidiary of Obamacare and similarly dysfunctional, insecure, and wasteful. Even so, some people managed to sign up, the largest group ages 55 to 64. Now, according to Emily Bazar of the Center for Health Reporting, many are finding it impossible to leave….
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California Covered in Cronyism


Monday October 20th, 2014   •   Posted by K. Lloyd Billingsley at 5:31am PDT   •   4 Comments

As we have noted, Covered California, the Golden State’s wholly owned subsidiary of Obamacare, is massively dysfunctional and wasted $1.3 million on an absurd promotional video featuring flabby exercise guru Richard Simmons. The California health exchange also stonewalls consumers and serves as a lucrative landing spot for washed-up government officials such as former state…
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Uncovered California, Continued


Thursday September 4th, 2014   •   Posted by K. Lloyd Billingsley at 8:54am PDT   •   0 Comments

For years private health care managed by greedy insurance companies had left thousands without coverage. Then Covered California, a wholly owned subsidiary of Obamacare, rushed to the rescue. Now everybody has with easy access, lower costs and superior care. That glowing government narrative leaves out a few harsh realities. As Emily Bazar of the…
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Covered California Privatizes Email Stonewalling


Wednesday July 9th, 2014   •   Posted by K. Lloyd Billingsley at 7:16am PDT   •   2 Comments

IRS bosses claim to have lost two years of emails with direct bearing on the targeting scandal. Federal and state government agencies could respond to these mysterious losses by expanding efforts to preserve all public records. But as Christopher Cadelago explains in the Sacramento Bee, Covered California is taking a different approach. California’s health…
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Boondoggles Bloat Government


Wednesday April 2nd, 2014   •   Posted by K. Lloyd Billingsley at 7:30am PDT   •   4 Comments

California’s punitive tax structure virtually guarantees high volatility in state finances, particular during times of boom and bust in the economy. But through thick and thin some things never change. As this report notes, the state’s payroll and the size of the state workforce hold steady, and there’s always more to that story. Consider,…
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Uncovered California


Monday March 3rd, 2014   •   Posted by K. Lloyd Billingsley at 6:15am PST   •   2 Comments

We recently noted massive dysfunction at Covered California, the state subsidiary of Obamacare, which, among other things, wasted $1.3 million on an absurd promotional video. But as Emily Bazar of the CHCF Center for Health Reporting notes, these are hardly the only problems. She writes that California paid Accenture $359 million to set up…
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Posing for Obamacare


Monday February 24th, 2014   •   Posted by K. Lloyd Billingsley at 9:09am PST   •   1 Comment

As Obamacare continues to fail its apologists look to state exchanges such as California’s for signs of success. There might be a couple but this report does a decent job of finding failure. “The state health insurance exchange’s online enrollment portal remains down because of a software malfunction that has dogged consumers,” says the…
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