Peter Roff (full disclosure: our paths crossed often when I worked in Washington a couple of decades ago) seems to be onto something. For more evidence of his assertion that
It is highly unlikely that the new law will ever be fully implemented as its authors and the White House intended
see today’s Wall Street Journal, in which staff writers Christopher Weaver, Timothy Martin, and Jennifer Dooren report that
the government’s [Obamacare exchange] software can’t reliably determine how much people need to pay for coverage, according to insurance executives and people familiar with the program.
[snip]
If not resolved by the Oct. 1 launch date, the problems could affect consumers in 36 states where the federal government is running all or part of the exchanges. About 32 million uninsured people live in those states, but only a fraction of them are expected to sign up in the next year.
North Carolina, of course, is one of those 36 states. As CJ’s Dan Way has reported, only two insurers will offer coverage from our federally run exchange, and experts think this lack of competition will not be a boon to patients.
To read all of CJ’s coverage of Obamacare’s impact on North Carolinians, visit here.
