◼ Reid says Obamacare just a step toward eventual single-payer system - Las Vegas Sun
◼ Blue Cross, Aetna, United, Humana Flee Obamacare Exchanges - Elizabeth Harrington/CNS
Major health insurance companies--Blue Cross, Aetna, United, Humana--have decided not to participate in various states in the Obamacare health-insurance exchanges that will be the only place Americans will be able to buy a health insurance plan using the federal subsidies authorized under the Obamacare law.
◼ Health rates to 'soar' in Ohio and Florida... Insurance ratings dropped from CA website - Weekly Standard
◼ Oregon delays wide access to Obamacare insurance exchange - Sharon Begley/WTAQ
The decision by Oregon, an enthusiastic supporter of the Affordable Care Act, gives ammunition to opponents who have warned of an Obamacare "train wreck."
◼ Harry Reid and Tom Coburn Agree: Obamacare Was Designed to Fail, Pave Way for Single-Payer - John McCormack/Weekly Standard
So the big question on the left and right isn't really whether or not Obamacare will eventually fail, but what comes after it fails.
When Obamacare starts to unravel, will the American people really trust the Democrats who designed it to fix it by giving the government more power and more control? Or will Obamacare's failure provide an opportunity to repeal it and replace it with a more conservative, free-market reform?
