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1. Ruby, on December 8, 2013 at 5:31 PM said:

   HIEs

   I can never get on the website, let alone sign-up or pay. Then, there is the matter of insurance company registration, doctor acceptance and hospital networks, etc.

   Cheese!

   Ruby

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2. Stewart, on December 9, 2013 at 12:08 PM said:

   PP-ACA

   You can rest assured that the health care industry will go all-out to protect Obamacare from repeal.

   Insurers like WellPoint, Molina, UnitedHealth, and Centene make a lot of money administering Medicaid, and will resist any rollbacks of that program.

   Hospitals have been the most influential lobbyists in favor of Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion. The pharmaceutical industry, led by Pfizer, ran ads supporting Obamacare in 2009 and 2010, confident that the health law would expand the market for its products.

   Stewart

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3. D. Kellus Pruitt DDS, on December 20, 2013 at 2:31 AM said:

   Healthcare.gov can hurt you

   “Obama Administration Knew of Healthcare.gov Security Risks Before Launch – Documents show 19 vulnerabilities left unaddressed before Oct. 1,” by Elizabeth Harrington, December 19, 2013, The Washington Free Beacon.

   http://freebeacon.com/obama-admin-knew-of-healthcare-gov-security-risks-before-launch/

   Harrington: “[Chairman of the House Committee on Government Oversight and Reform] Darrell Issa (R., Calif.) said Health and Human Services (HHS) officials showed a ‘disturbing lack of judgment’ by going ahead with the site’s launch and putting Americans’ personal information at risk.”

   Congressman Issa tells the Beacon,“These documents show a disturbing lack of judgment by HHS officials, who decided to go forward with the launch of Healthcare.gov despite warnings of security vulnerabilities that placed sensitive information of website users at risk.”

   Harrington: “Experts have warned Americans to stay away from Healthcare.gov because it lacks fundamental security safeguards. According to ‘white hat hacker’ David Kennedy, the website is constantly under attack. In fact, the most popular searches on Healthcare.gov were hack attempts in the beginning days of the launch.”

   One would think that the stricter Omnibus rules would naturally cause more data breaches to be reported. As the increase fails to materialize, watch for Sebelius to continue to back away from the importance of protecting patients’ privacy.

   D. Kellus Pruitt DDS

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4. Ravi, on December 20, 2013 at 12:22 PM said:

   Feds offer another break to people losing health coverage

   Darrell – The Obama administration just gave another break to people losing their health insurance coverage late; offering a special hardship exemption to patients who want the extremely cheap, bare-bones plans known as catastrophic coverage.

   http://www.nbcnews.com/health/feds-offer-another-break-people-losing-health-coverage-2D11780867

   It’s the latest in a series of last-minute concessions being made by federal officials harried by complaining consumers as the days tick down to January 1, 2014 and the last deadline for getting health insurance for the new year.

   Ravi

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5. Darrell Pruitt, on December 21, 2013 at 1:56 AM said:

   Health Plans

   Are cheap government plans any better than the cheap plans the government took away?

   Darrell Pruitt

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6. Ann Miller RN MHA, on December 21, 2013 at 11:21 AM said:

   Repairs to Healthcare.gov Have Not Bolstered Support for Obamacare

   Improvements in the government’s insurance Web portal have not translated into stronger public support for the health law, a new poll shows. Nearly half of the public views the law unfavorably this month, while only a third likes it.

   http://www.physiciansnews.com/2013/12/20/repairs-to-healthcare-gov-have-not-bolstered-support-for-obamacare/?utm_source=Copy+of+12.19.13&utm_campaign=11713&utm_medium=email

   That’s about the same as in November, when public opinion plummeted after the technologically troubled start of the health care marketplaces, according to the poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

   Ann Miller RN MHA

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7. Ann Miller RN MHA, on December 31, 2014 at 5:25 PM said:

   Accenture wins $563 million contract for healthcare.gov

   Acknowledging the progress that’s been made from the first to second open enrollment cycle, CMS has awarded a contract to Accenture Federal Services to continue administering healthcare.gov

   http://managedhealthcareexecutive.modernmedicine.com/managed-healthcare-executive/news/accenture-wins-563-million-contract-renewal-healthcaregov

   Ann Miller RN MHA

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