“What the hell is this, a joke?” Speaker of the House John Boehner said
in reaction to news this week that yet another “deadline” in the
Affordable Care Act had been unilaterally delayed by the Obama
administration. Unfortunately, the answer to that question is yes, and
it’s becoming increasingly clear that the joke is on the American
taxpayer.
Late Tuesday, the Department of
Health and Human Services – which has taken to bragging about
“enrollment” numbers that fall millions short of their original goals –
announced that the March 31st deadline for open enrollment had become more of a guideline.
For those who could not navigate
the troublesome Healthcare.gov web portal in time to meet the cutoff
date for accessing approved plans, HHS would now keep the portal open
and plans available for purchase, as long as users attested to the fact
that they were “in line” for processing before the deadline. Since the
announcement came almost a week before the deadline, that either
suggests that it typically takes longer than that to complete an
application, or that the website is more popular than a Lady Gaga
concert.
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