GOP states offer little help on buying insurance

[Zorra]

Source: Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — On the day consumers start perusing newly launched federal online health exchanges, Republican governors who oppose President Barack Obama's insurance overhaul are mostly sitting on their hands. But the law is going into effect without them.

Thirty-six states, most of them Republican-controlled, have opted to let the federal government run the exchanges where consumers can shop for individual policies from private insurance firms.

Consumers are getting their first opportunity on Tuesday to buy policies on the exchanges, even as the law remains at the core of congressional budget gridlock that has caused a partial federal government shutdown. The exchanges' funding isn't affected by the shutdown.

A spokesman for Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal dismissed the sweeping law as "a federal issue" and said his boss had no plans to discuss the launch of the exchanges.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/gop-states-offer-little-help-buying-insurance-162100147.html

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Republican philosophy on sick people and healthcare -

"Who cares? Let Them Die"

[Buddha_of_Wisdom]

1. That means every voter from now on knows about Obamacare and will throw out those responsible for

preventing the expansion and the exchanges...

[gopiscrap]

3. welcome to DU

[olddad56]

16. here is what most people know about Obamacare...

[azurnoir]

2. Did anyone think they would?

I'm surprised they are not putting out disinformation to make it seem more difficult than it is to sign up for exchanges

[socialist_n_TN]

4. They are or at least they are putting roadblocks in the way........

In Tennessee you practically have to be a licensed insurance agent to be a ACA counselor. And all the federal training in the world doesn't matter in this state.

[kestrel91316]

5. I think they are behind the fake exchange websites.

http://www.coveredcalifornia.com/

The guy behind this fake is in Nashville, TN.

[trishtrash]

6. Thanks, Governor Deal!

Too busy trying to "Deal" with your many ethical problems to lend a hand to the huge numbers of uninsured Georgians! Shame.

[Politicub]

7. I live in one of these states. It's immoral to deny the poor coverage based on ideology.

It makes me sick that millions more in Georgia could have affordable care, but my state has chosen to deny the medicaid expansion, which would benefit the most vulnerable in our state.

Our insurance commissioner is in the news for saying that he's actively trying to thwart the ACA, and his office will not help anyone calling about what's available on the exchange.

It's craven evil.

[roamer65]

11. It's murder.

[PatrynXX]

8. Supposedly State parks aren't affected unless they are in GOP states

Most of CA parks are staying open. But supposedly in Iowa they are all closing. Which isn't very surprising since Terry Brandstad could care less about parks. He's underpaid them for ages.

[BadgerKid]

9. Here's the states running their own, partnering, or letting the Feds do it.

Sorry if this is a repost:




Source: http://obamacarefacts.com/state-health-insurance-exchange.php

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

10. And here I thought Nathan Deal was one of the more reasonable ones. My family is hellbent

on me moving back to Georgia one day, too. I don't think so. Not until the state is solid, deep BLUE!!

[roguevalley]

12. essentially, if for whatever reason you don't do computers, you are screwed.

[marble falls]

13. Shocked! Does Reince Pribus know about this?

[JoeyT]

14. I'm sort of glad.

Could you imagine how badly my state (Alabama) would fuck this up? Pretty much anything in our state meant to help the poor or unemployed is a byzantine nightmare designed specifically to allow as many shitheads as humanly possible access to shame the applicant out of it.

I doubt the Federal exchanges will be perfect, but at least they won't be actively malicious.

[awoke_in_2003]

15. It might be better to let the Feds...

run it. Could you imagine Texas running its own exchange?

[beerandjesus]

17. Plus, it puts the infrastructure in place for the day we get single payer

That's the irony here. Most of the reddest states, by letting the Feds handle it, are actually helping us lay the groundwork for a more progressive system at some point in the future!