Mission Accomplished! [UPDATED]

For a certain value of "accomplished:"



[Thanks to Bob V for the video link]

UPDATE: If Centennial State sign-ups are indicative (and there's no reason to believe that they're atypical), then The Kraut is really on to something. According to the Colorado Springs Gazette, about a quarter of a million Coloradans have enrolled through the state's Exchange.

That's the good news.

Here's the bad:

Most of these folks signed up for taxpayer funded Medicaid, not private health insurance. And of the less than 120,000 who did sign up for insurance, there's no information yet on how many are subsidized, let alone how many have actually paid for their new "coverage."

Way to go!

[Hat Tip: Ace of Spades]

Truth Serum

"Congratulations on getting 7.1 million people enrolled in Obamacare before the March 31st deadline!

Not to muddy the festivities by harping on technicalities, but I thought I’d pass along just a few corrections, in case you plan on giving anymore speeches or anything:

Alright, by ‘March 31st’ you mean ‘sometime in April,’ and by ‘deadline’ you mean‘suggestion which is subject to change.’

And, obviously, by ‘enrolled’ you mean ‘people who have filled some information out on a website.’"

Courtesy of The Matt Walsh Blog

Let The Games Begin

Barely a day following the end of Obamacare season comes word of a class action suit over mishandling of the enrollment procedure.  

Just days after the deadline to enroll for insurance coverage through Nevada Health Link, the first class-action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of residents who say they signed up and paid their premiums – but were never given coverage.

Law firm Callister & Associates filed the lawsuit on behalf of Larry Basich, who signed up for state health insurance and paid premiums as far back as November, but then was not covered following a Jan. 3 triple bypass procedure that saw his $400,000 in medical expenses passed between the wrong insurance companies,

CBS Local

Wonder what Dirty Harry will have to say about this one? Another lie?

Attorney Matthew Callister told the Review-Journal that about 40 people had called saying they had also paid their insurance premiums but have no coverage. As of last week, the Nevada Health Link had a “pends” list totaling more than 10,500 people still without coverage.

Lea Swartley, who also has received no coverage despite paying premiums, is the co-plaintiff in the lawsuit.

“There are hundreds, if not thousands, of Nevadans who have been paying premiums for 2, 3, 4 months, not receiving any coverage whatsoever,” 

Wonder if Obamacare navigators have E&O coverage?

Yeah, that's a stupid question. Just checking to see if you are paying attention.

Tea and (Dark) Chocolates

We've been reporting for a while that chocolate (particularly dark chocolate) has some major health benefits. But have you ever wondered why that is?

Turns out, the sweet treat actually works with the microbes in our stomachs to promote specific health benefits. Specifically, "beneficial bacteria that reside toward the end of our digestive tract ferment both the antioxidants and the fiber in cocoa."

Neat!

Also neat?

Earl Grey tea may actually be better at reducing your cholesterol than oft-prescribed (and much more expensive) statins:

"Researchers from Italy’s University of Calabria explained that the tea contains extracts of a Mediterranean citrus fruit called bergamot, which is made of enzymes known as Hydroxy Methyl Glutaryl Flavonones (HGMF)."

Yes, that's a mouthful, but it seems that this HGMF helped to increase "good" cholesterol and reduce the "bad."

Now about those scones....

Cavalcade of Risk #205: Mistake avoidance edition

Nancy Germond hosts this week's terrific roundup of risky posts, from employee safety to school shooting drills, you're sure to find something of interest.

Obamacare Closed for the Season

Thanks for your patronage. Y'all come back now.

IB SAYS OBAMACARE IS WORKING!

Premiums are lower by $2500 a family, 100% of people have insurance, Medicaid has been expanded in all 57 states, and most important we believe single payer is the answer to all of our problems. 

Happy April Fools Day!!!