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Posted by Mandy Nagy on November 23, 2013 13 Comments
A detailed report from the Washington Post on Saturday, titled HealthCare.gov contractor had high confidence but low success, revealed more information about some of the troubles behind the scenes during the development of the healthcare.gov website.  It’s a lengthy read, but it’s recommended you read...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 21, 2013 67 Comments
UPDATE: #NuclearOption will be as much a long term success for Democrats as passing Obamacare pic.twitter.com/XuEFp5ducr — Legal Insurrection (@LegInsurrection) November 21, 2013 Senate votes 52-48 against the ruling of the chair, thus implementing the #nuclearoption — Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) November 21, 2013 Senator Pat...

Posted by New Neo on November 19, 2013 9 Comments
The insurance business would not be possible without some sort of “discrimination“—as in “the ability or power to see or make fine distinctions; discernment,” rather than “bigotry or other arbitrary distinctions.” Those with greater risk are usually charged higher than average premiums or are sometimes...

Posted by Laurel Conrad on November 17, 2013 14 Comments
In an ironic twist, Bill Clinton is now distancing himself from Obamacare. In an interview earlier this month, Bill Clinton told online magazine Ozy: I personally believe, even if it takes a change to the law, the president should honor the commitment the federal government made...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 17, 2013 33 Comments
A brutal 12 hour drive yesterday round trip from Ithaca to JFK including wait/circle time has left me pretty much blitzed.  It was a Saturday, and we still needed to spend the trip fighting traffic jams in the NYC vicinity.  Why anyone would want to...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on November 16, 2013 17 Comments
After his last few days of antics, actor Alec Baldwin hints today in a lengthy blog post at the Huffington Post that his MSNBC show may not return at all after its two week suspension. Another issue I want to address is the decision by...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on November 16, 2013 15 Comments
A mere month after its debut, Alec Baldwin’s “Up Late with Alec Baldwin” show on MSNBC has already been temporarily suspended after the actor’s latest public tirades, notably one in particular. From the Hollywood Reporter: MSNBC has suspended Alec Baldwin’s new talk show for two...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on November 15, 2013 6 Comments
Investigation into the troubled launch of healthcare.gov has continued the last few days, so we’ve rounded up another sampling of recent updates you may have missed for your Friday night reading. Just months before the launch of healthcare.gov, quality assurance issues frustrated a top IT...

Posted by David Gerstman on November 14, 2013 4 Comments
Mideast Media Sampler 11/14/2013 -- Any Agreement is Better than No Agreement?
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