Employers Say Obamacare Will Cost Them $5,000 More Per Employee◼ Obamacare victory likely short-lived for White House - Brian Hughes/Washington Examiner @BrianHughesDC
Businesses reveal in confidential survey that Obamacare will add up to $200 million in costs
Democrats might want to tamp down their Obamacare celebration.◼ Another hospital announces layoffs... - Breitbart
For all the jubilation over 7.1 million people selecting plans through federal and state health exchanges, the politics surrounding the central issue of the 2014 midterms remains largely unchanged, according to both Republican and Democratic insiders.
Obamacare is still more an albatross than a boon for vulnerable Democrats looking to maintain their distance from a White House that has enjoyed precious little good news of late.
◼ Pelosi turns away...
◼ First Class-Action Suit Filed...
Just days after the deadline to enroll for insurance coverage through Nevada Health Link, the first class-action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of residents who say they signed up and paid their premiums – but were never given coverage.◼ WATCH: Fallon Mocks Obamacare Enrollment Numbers - Heritage
Law firm Callister & Associates filed the lawsuit on behalf of Larry Basich, who signed up for state health insurance and paid premiums as far back as November, but then was not covered following a Jan. 3 triple bypass procedure that saw his $400,000 in medical expenses passed between the wrong insurance companies, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.
“It’s amazing what you can achieve when you make something mandatory, and fine people if they don’t do it, and keep extending the deadline for months."
