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Brickbat: The Doctor Won't See You Now

Charles Oliver | 12.9.2014 6:00 AM

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The Washington state healthcare exchange accidentally canceled coverage for some 6,000 accounts. Exchange officials say they don't know how large a share of total accounts that represents because they don't know how many people have signed up.

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  1. Old Man With Candy   10 years ago

    Apparently there WAS something left to cut.

  2. UnCivilServant   10 years ago

    Well, since half of those were Dental plans, they only cancelled 3000 more than they signed up.

  3. Suthenboy   10 years ago

    Senator Patty Murray(D) WA. - Murray was asked if she read the bill (Obamacare) before voting on it. "Not only did I read it, I helped to write it," she said proudly. Murray was re-elected in 2010.

    Senator Maria Cantwell(D) WA - Chairwoman of the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Cantwell on the SC Obamacare decision: "The Supreme Court's decision is an important step in upholding a law that will help drive down the cost of health care and increase access to those who don't have coverage." Cantwell was re-elected in 2012.

    Hey Washington, how does that shit sandwich taste?

    1. Libertarian   10 years ago

      In a few decades, that sandwich will need to be dropped into a blender and pureed before it can be eaten -- all our dentists will be GS-14s.

    2. Rich   10 years ago

      "Not only did I read it, I helped to write it," she said proudly.

      Hey, Patty, would you recite a few lines?

  4. Rich   10 years ago

    Exchange spokeswoman Bethany Frey said Tuesday night in an email that she didn't yet have a total enrollment figure for 2015, "we just know the 6,000 isn't all of them."

    "Know", or *believe*?

    1. UnCivilServant   10 years ago

      "Umm, what does 'TRUNCATE TABLE 'Enrollees' do?"

    2. Brett L   10 years ago

      What? This is unbelievable.

    3. Rich   10 years ago

      Hope? Purport?

  5. Bones   10 years ago

    How awful is your data collection if you can't give a simple policy count? Billions well spent!

  6. ronaldbarrkem   10 years ago

    My buddy's ex-wife makes $84 /hr on the computer . She has been fired from work for 7 months but last month her payment was $13167 just working on the computer for a few hours.
    site here ???? http://www.jobsfish.com

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