Tag: Affordable Care Act

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, and House Majority Leader Eric Canton of Va., right, walk away from the microphones following a news conference after a meeting at the Republican National Committee offices on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

House Republicans to receive briefing on Obamacare website

Brian Hughes · October 23, 2013 4:00 am

Beltway Confidential

VIDEO: House Republicans mock online chat function on Obamacare website

Charlie Spiering · October 23, 2013 4:00 am

New York's health insurance marketplace reported Wednesday having received 174,000 completed applications for new coverage starting next year, accounting for a large share of initial signups nationally under the Affordable Care Act.ÃÂ Without national enrollment figures, it's unclear whether the program is on track to reach the 7 million people projected to gain coverage during the six-month signup period. (Photo: Thinkstock)

New York says 174,000 have applied in health marketplace

Associated Press · October 23, 2013 4:00 am

The more President Obama talks about the supposed joys of Obamacare, the more he resembles a political Mad Hatter, devoid of reason, absent logic and ignorant of facts. (Thinkstock)

Obama has led America into Alice’s wonderland

Cal Thomas · October 23, 2013 4:00 am

A screenshot of cyber-squatter www.obama-care.us

Beltway Confidential

Obamacare launch spawns 700+ cyber-squatters capitalizing on Healthcare.gov, state exchanges

Joel Gehrke · October 23, 2013 4:00 am

President Barack Obama, accompanied by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius at a press conference. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Beltway Confidential

Don’t fire Kathleen Sebelius; her boss is the problem

Mark Tapscott · October 23, 2013 4:00 am

âThe biggest part of Congress' job is to provide proper oversight of the executive branch of government,â House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, told reporters. âIt's our job to hold them accountable, and when it comes to Obamacare, clearly there's an awful lot that needs to be held accountable.â (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

House GOP rebounds with new focus on investigating Obamacare problems

David M. Drucker · October 23, 2013 4:00 am

Alan Leafman explains specific health plans to Raquel Bernal, left, and her husband John Bernal, middle, both of Apache Junction, Ariz., as they navigate the nation's new health care insurance system online Oct. 1 in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Beltway Confidential

Obamacare website fixer is former consultant at Romney’s Bain

Sean Higgins · October 23, 2013 4:00 am

Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, faulted the new health care overhaul, not the shutdown, for sucking up time and resources from the IRS staff. (AP file Image)

GOP lawmaker accuses IRS of putting Obamacare ahead of tax returns

Steve Contorno · October 23, 2013 4:00 am

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is visiting Phoenix amid calls for her resignation after the clunky rollout of insurance exchanges under President Barack Obama's health law. (AP Photo)

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Jay Carney, Kathleen Sebelius admit they haven’t bought insurance through Healthcare.gov

Charlie Spiering · October 23, 2013 4:00 am

As millions of Americans struggle to purchase health insurance on the error-prone online marketplaces, Republicans have lobbied for a postponement of the penalty levied on those who fail to show proof of insurance on their April taxes.

Republicans focus Obamacare fight on ‘mandate tax’

Steve Contorno · October 23, 2013 4:00 am

Sen. Ted Cruz has fans on both sides, Republicans for standing firm against Obamacare, and Democrats who credit the Texan for helping drag down GOP approval ratings. AP Photo

Democrats say they are on ‘Cruz control’ to keep Senate in 2014

Paul Bedard · October 23, 2013 4:00 am