The Dog Ate My Homework

Alaska has thrown in the towel, at least temporarily on ObamaCare citing the dog ate my homework a faulty calculator. A faulty calculator. One can download a calculator free at google. Yes, I know we're talking about a slightly more sophisticated calculator, like subtracting $100 from bronze, silver, gold, and platinum insurance plans, but for $150 million and rising, one would think that a calculator would be the least of the problems.

Washington State has/had the same problem, according to the source, but whereas Alaska underestimated subsidies, Washington State overestimated subsidies.

As a public service reminder, Consumer Reports recommends folks stay away from ObamaCare on-line enrollment sites.

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Reuters is posting an incredible story on how bad the ObamaCare website story really is.

This may be the first Obama scandal that the administration cannot ride out simply by ignoring it. The administration ignored every past scandal until the next scandal came along and folks forgot about the previous scandal. There's something to suggest that this debacle won't go away simply by ignoring it. It is now a cocktail party subject, with folks checking their iPhones to see if the ObamaCare website is up and running.

From the linked story:

This year, the bills skyrocketed. The government spent $27.7 million more in April, an additional $58 million in May and, in its latest outlay, $18.2 million in mid-September.
According to the government records, that brought the total spending for CGI's work on Healthcare.gov to $196 million. Adding in potential options, the contract is now valued at $292 million.

The changes to the Healthcare.gov contract came in response to more detailed requirements about how the site should operate, said a person at CGI familiar with the work. 

When CMS awarded CGI Federal the first $55.7 million delivery order in 2011, "most of the regulations and guidance implementing the Affordable Care Act had not yet been finalized," said the person with knowledge of the award.