Nearly 16,000 Iowans who tried to apply for coverage via the glitch-plagued federal health insurance website are being told to apply separately through the state Department of Human Services.
The Friday afternoon announcement stems from a kink in healthcare.gov, which is a key part of President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act.
The issue affects Iowans who entered their information into healthcare.gov and received a notice that they might qualify for Medicaid, the public health insurance program for the poor. The federal computer system was supposed to transfer their applications to a state computer system, but the transfer has been complicated by technical problems. The timing is critical, because the new insurance coverage is supposed to take effect on New Year’s Day, which is Wednesday.
Bruce Braley voted for Obamacare. He was, in fact, one of the key votes for passage. So when will the Congressman – and would-be Senator – apologize for a vote that will result in people losing their coverage in less than a week? …Because Iowans will be hurt by Braley’s support of Obamacare. Some might even, God forbid, die. And it’s going to take God to keep Obamacare from killing people, because it’s for darn certain that the Democratic party has no intention of repairing this disaster.
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1400 Iowans who applied on http://t.co/AUGEpnSr17 & thought they had coverage won't have it on Jan 1 – must reapply. http://t.co/TVq3fc6aHP
— Brian Faughnan (@BrianFaughnan) December 28, 2013
Moe Lane (crosspost)
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