ObamaCare Recap This Week : Living A Nightmare

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Here are some things that happened this week:

• More insurance companies are joining Obamacare.
• The health insurance industry wants more taxpayer subsidies to support the purchase of health insurance.
• Unless Congress appropriates new funds, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) will run out of money next year.
• The government is spending $60 million to hire "Obamacare navigators" to help citizens navigate the complex health law.
• Obamacare doesn't work so well for small businesses. The Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) has been delayed.again.
• Obamacare subsidies for 1 million people may be too high or too low.
• House Republicans think that Obamacare subsidies should be suspended until the Administration can verify that they are sending the right amount to the right people.
• Get used to slow economic growth. It may be the new normal.