Carney Hedges On Whether ObamaCare Mandate Could Be Delayed

[Purveyor]

White House press secretary Jay Carney hedged Monday on whether ObamaCare’s individual mandate could be delayed because of problems with the healthcare law’s enrollment web site.

Carney did not directly say the individual mandate could be delayed, but he did say that if people could not get access to ObamaCare, they would not be penalized.

Under the healthcare law, uninsured Americans are required to sign up for health insurance. If they don’t, they could be hit with a fine.

Carney was asked Monday if people would have to pay a fine if they couldn’t enroll in ObamaCare because of a glitchy website that the administration has struggled to fix.

Carney said that those “without access to affordable care due to a state not expanding Medicaid or other factors” would not be penalized. A number of states have decided against accepting federal money to expand Medicaid under ObamaCare.


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Jon Karl Presses Carney to Delay Obamacare Mandate: ‘You Can’t Really Charge People a Fine…’

Shortly after President Obama delivered remarks on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney conducted a briefing in which he seemed to leave open the possibility that the problems with the Obamacare website could immunize consumers from the individual mandate, while also appearing to rule it out. ABC News’ Jon Karl emphatically pressed Carney to delay the individual mandate, and CBS News’ Major Garrett pressed Carney for clarification.

After Carney told CNN’s Brianna Keilar that the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act makes allowances for those who fail to acquire health insurance due to a lack of access, such as those in states where Republican governors refused to expand Medicaid, Karl cut to the chase. “Given all the problems we have seen with people trying to enroll in this program, is the White House going to be delaying the mandate?”

“That is not at all what I was saying,” Carney replied.

“Well, why not?” Karl cut in. “Why not delay? You are going to charge people a fine for not enrolling.”

“We’re three weeks into a six-month enrollment period,” Carney replied, adding that “the law itself, as written, makes clear that Americans with access to affordable insurance would need to have insurance by March 31. The people that do not have access to affordable care, due to a state not expanding Medicaid, and there are states out there depriving their own residence of access to expanded Medicaid because they made that choice, or due to other factors, will not be penalized.”

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[dkf]

1. Well I said delaying would be a good idea with the glitches.

But no the administration dug their heels in and insisted all would be fine with the website and sign up.

Now how are they supposed to backtrack and delay the mandate when they refused to do so as some sort of capitulation on the shutdown?

Rock and hard place.

[geek tragedy]

2. Yes, the administration didn't listen to you and John Boehner. Such fools.

Six-month enrollment period, people can sign up in other ways besides the website.

[VanillaRhapsody]

3. People need to get a freaking grip...this WILL get fixed...

No rock and no hard place...

People need to just be cool...just like Obama is...

[Puzzledtraveller]

4. Be cool dkf!!!!

Just like Obama!!!

[Buns_of_Fire]

6. Just like in "West Side Story"...

Boy, boy, crazy boy,
Get cool, boy!
Got a rocket in your pocket,
Keep coolly cool, boy!
Don't get hot,
'Cause man, you got
Some high times ahead.
Take it slow and Daddy-O,
You can live it up and die in bed!

Boy, boy, crazy boy!
Stay loose, boy!
Breeze it, buzz it, easy does it.
Turn off the juice, boy!
Go man, go,
But not like a yo-yo schoolboy.
Just play it cool, boy,
Real cool!

Never-before seen hidden video of Cabinet Meeting (after the photographers are shooed out):

You see, there were these two opposing gangs in Washington D.C.....

[Lifelong Dem]

5. March 31st

March 31st is about 6 months off. 6 months from October 1st.

[dkf]

7. The site sounds to be a mess. Well I guess they will live and die by their competence in execution.