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Obamacare “Rebranded”

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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), charged with implementing Obamacare, is running into a classic marketing problem: The dogs won’t eat the dog food.

So HHS officials recently announced that they are “rebranding” one of Obamacare’s major components; henceforth they will replace the word exchange with marketplace.

HHS has been implementing Obamacare for over 36 months now. The law is just as unpopular as the day it passed. Employers are trying to figure out if they will need to drop their employee health plans or cut their workers’ hours. Insurers still don’t have the answers they need to design and price the new required coverage. At least half the states are unwilling to set up their own exchanges.

What does HHS conclude? That its product needs a different name. Apparently the Administration thinks the dogs will like the dog food better with a different label on the can.

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Tags: bad policy, exchanges, marketplaces, ObamaCare, rebranded, Spanish, States

Heritage Libertad Radio: Obamacare and Contraception, Budget, More

Be sure to listen to the latest Heritage Libertad Radio program. For the program in English, click here. For the program in Spanish, click here.

The Spanish program begins with an interview with Father Avelino González. He discusses Obamacare’s mandate for contraceptives. Is the “fix” the administration offered a real solution to Obamacare’s constitutional violations? What are parishioners saying about it? We offer our thoughts as well.

The English program also kicks off with an interview with Father Avelino González. Afterward we’re joined by Heritage expert Lindsey Burke to discuss the president’s newly released budget and its implications for education and the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship program.

Be sure to click above and listen!

Tags: contraceptive coverage, Heritage Libertad, religious liberty, Spanish