ObamaCare Exchange Sites Will Cost Taxpayers, Again

Unfortunately for taxpayers, five states that created healthcare exchange sites under ObamaCare are in need of serious repairs and could cost $240 million to fix. If the sites are not fixed before the next enrollment in November; these states will have to switch to the federal marketplace, HealthCare.gov.

As these states use taxpayer-funded grants to fix their healthcare exchange sites, the money for other programs such as education and infrastructure will be cut severely. It is unfortunate and inexcusable that vital programs will be affected because of ObamaCare.

In return for using their hard-earned money to pay for these expensive website repairs; taxpayers have received higher health premiums, new doctors and added stress to their lives. This November, voters will take their frustrations to the polls and elect Republican leaders to Congress who will repeal this costly and flawed law.

From Wall Street Journal:

“In Washington, some Republicans lawmakers want a moratorium on spending federal funds on marketplaces still bedeviled by problems. “I don’t think more money will solve the problem,” said Sen. John Barrasso, (R., Wyo.). “We should stop the bleeding.”

“We are supporting states’ efforts to operate marketplaces that work for consumers and taxpayers in the most cost-effective ways possible,” said Aaron Albright, spokesman for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which implements the health law. “We are closely monitoring how grant money is being spent and working to ensure that all consumers can gain new health coverage options offered in the marketplaces.”