"White House unveils Health Care Wizard to teach business owners about Obamacare"

[applegrove]

White House unveils Health Care Wizard to teach business owners about Obamacare

JESSICA RINALDI/REUTERS at the Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/on-small-business/white-house-unveils-health-care-wizard-to-teach-business-owners-about-obamacare/2013/08/06/d2e98504-fea4-11e2-bd97-676ec24f1f3f_story.html?wprss=rss_social-postbusinessonly&Post+generic=%3Ftid%3Dsm_twitter_washingtonpost

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The White House has kicked its Obamacare outreach and education efforts into full gear, including a new Website designed specifically for curious and confused business owners.

The new site allows employers to input their location, company size and current insurance plans and receive tailored information about changes under the law, important dates to remember, and the formulas for determining requirements and penalties.

Dubbed the Health Care Wizard, the site is part of BusinessUSA, the administration’s interagency information outlet for employers. The new site churns out information gathered from Department of Health and Human Services, the Treasury Department and the Small Business Administration.

Officials say the goal was to bring state- and size-specific information as well as universally important facts about the law together in one place — part of a broader effort to disperse facts and dispel rumors about Obamacare.


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[applegrove]

1. I dare the GOP to come out against such a package. I DARE THEM!!!

[Socal31]

10. Pffft. They will show you.

Grannie isn't getting her meals on wheels or piddley SSA check until this wizard is disrobed.

Err...

[applegrove]

11. LOL! (If you don't laugh at the GOP you have to cry)

[Skittles]

2. uh oh

they will accuse Obama of practicing black magic

[Lex]

5. no doubt!

[KittyWampus]

9. That is very funny, because it is actually kind of possible.

[jberryhill]

3. As if "czars" didn't creep out the nutjobs

Now a wizard?

Oh boy.

[silverweb]

4. +1

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]You got that right!

[JimDandy]

6. I know someone who works at a call center answering questions about Obamacare.

It's a brand new project for the call center and is paid for by the government, probably out of the $684 million the article mention that is allocated for "Obamacare-related marketing and publicity this year".

[Skittles]

7. please tell me they are in America

[JimDandy]

8. Yes indeed!

It only pays $11.25/hour for the project. The employee says the pay is better than some other projects, though.

[Cha]

12. Wonderful!

It sucks to be gop getting inundated with an Obamacare Tsunami!

mahalo applegrove~

[jberryhill]

13. "We're off to see the wizard! The wonderful wizard of Obamacare!"

Damn. Where are my ruby slippers!