The Obama administration’s contempt for the rule of law has hit a new low. On Tuesday night, federal officials revealed that Americans who claim they have been unable to enroll in healthcare plans on the federal exchange will be granted an extension past the March 31 deadline. “We are ... making sure that we will be ready to help consumers who may be in line by the deadline to complete enrollment — either online or over the phone,” said Julie Bataille, director of the office of communications for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The move reeks of desperation. Once again, as the administration did for calculating premium subsidies based on one’s income, no actual verification is necessary. People need only check a blue box on the HealthCare.gov website indicating that they tried to enroll before the deadline, and they will have until mid-April — or perhaps longer — to ask for an extension based on the “honor system.” In other words, the government will make no effort whatsoever to determine if people are telling the truth. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is immune to the absurdity. ”This is not an extension of open enrollment,” she told Michigan Fox 2 yesterday. “It is just saying, like you do on election day, if you’re in line to vote, we want to make sure you vote.”
Posted on: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 10:35:09 +0000
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