Monday, December 10, 2012

What a Tangled Web We Weave . . .

Ah yes. Those pesky health insurance exchanges. So far only 17 states have agreed to set up their own exchange. Six have indicated they will enter into a partnership with the feds, which basically means the feds will fund it, make the rules and let the states run it for them.

The rest have not yet declared or have emphatically stated they don't want any part of the exchange.

So what's the big deal?

Well it seems there might be a "connection" between HHS Sec. Sebelius and the software company that will be used for the federal exchanges.
Weekly Standard

The plot thickens.

So why is the Obama administration willing to allow an insurance carrier (UHC) to run an exchange? Does this not give that carrier an unfair advantage in a "free" market place?

And what about all the health data that will be gathered on private citizens. It's bad enough that every doctor visit, lab test, etc is reported to HHS but at least some of this data will also be captured by a subsidiary of UHC.

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