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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

BROWN TELLS LAWMAKERS THAT REPORTS GAVE NO WARNING OF BOTCHED HEALTH CARE ROLLOUT

ANNAPOLIS – Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown told members of the General Assembly on Tuesday that the numerous updates and reports he received as overseer of Maryland’s health care reform failed to alert him to the major glitches that would mark the Oct. 1 launch of the state’s health care exchange website.

Brown, who had touted the state’s early progress in health care legislation following the passage of the Affordable Care Act, testified before both the House Health and Government Operations Committee and the Senate Finance Committee in support of emergency health care legislation that would retroactively benefit residents who were kept from signing up for coverage due to site malfunctions.

“On Oct. 1 and the weeks following the launch, I was deeply disappointed and frustrated [that] the exchange was significantly underperforming … for thousands of Maryland families who need coverage, who expected coverage and relied on us to deliver through the exchange,” Brown told delegates.
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9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Doesn't sound like he's the man to run the state does it?

Anonymous said...

Well, if that's the case, you'll have no problem showing us those reports in writing signed off by who wrote them.

You know, like transparency!

Anonymous said...

Sounds like a Simpson's episode.

Anonymous said...

DOH!!

Anonymous said...

It was designed to fail. A report of "we're on track" is sufficient to let him know.

Anonymous said...

"I learn from the news just like you do" Why I don't know anything

Anonymous said...

Should get eddie murphy to fix it....what a joke democratic libtards are...all part of omallys balanced budget comedy tour...coming to a wallet near you....

Anonymous said...

If the MD exchange doesn't work, THEN DUMP THE MD EXCHANGE YOU IDIOT! STOP pouring millions (of our money) into it and refer people to the Federal Exchange. Better yet, dump Obamacare.

Anonymous said...


He had one ceremonial job: be the OweBamacare QB in MD.

He had one real objective: keep on cashing his Lt. Gov. checks until his looming coronation and being an echo chamber for OweMalley.

Guess what was accomplished?