Shift first reported on the West Coast port contract dispute between International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) back in June 2014. Eight months later, … [Read more...]
WA Health Exchange underestimates Medicaid enrollees, overestimates private-plan sign ups
Problems continue for the Washington Health Benefit Exchange (WHBE), which in its second year is failing to meet its private-plan enrollment projections. As Shift reported, prior to the start of the … [Read more...]
WA health exchange well below Obamacare goal
Prior to the start of the new enrollment period, the Washington State Health Benefit Exchange predicted there would be “213,000 total private-plan enrollees this year, which would include the 140,000 … [Read more...]
WA Healthplanfinder ad prompts frustrated reactions
When officials at Washington Healthplanfinder posted their latest ad claiming “low-cost health plans” on Facebook, they probably did not expect to receive a plethora of negative reactions. Considering … [Read more...]
Health exchange website removes payment feature
The government bureaucrats running Washington State’s health insurance exchange proved themselves utterly incapable of operating a fully functioning website. So, they gave up. Recently, the Washington … [Read more...]
WA’s health exchange website suffers more “glitches”
By 5 p.m. this evening, consumers enrolling in Obamacare via our state’s insurance exchange will need to have selected and paid their first month’s premium on plans for health care coverage effective … [Read more...]
WA Democrats make push for socialized medicine
Prior to the start of the 2015 legislative session, legislators have the opportunity to pre-file bills they intend to introduce. The pre-filed bills offer an early insight into the legislative agenda … [Read more...]
Kreidler chastises health exchange website for political points
At the launch of the second open enrollment period on Nov. 15, it became clear that the Washington Health Benefits Exchange (WHBE) failed, once again, to work out all those “glitches” impacting the … [Read more...]
High costs of Obamacare intentional
Given the consequences of Obamacare, many Americans have been wondering why any president would implement a healthcare law that would boost the price of insurance plans. Some believed that the price … [Read more...]
WA’s failed Obamacare launch has lawmakers out for blood
Washington’s state-run insurance exchange botched the launch of its second open enrollment period when a “glitch” forced the website shut down on the first day. Officials have had plenty of time to … [Read more...]
Kreidler says no need to investigate, he’ll just have taxpayers cover $450k settlement
Last May, SHIFT reported on the controversy involving Washington State’s Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) and allegations of undue influence over an independent judge charged with reviewing … [Read more...]
Washington’s health exchange website launches with more “glitches”
Washington Healthplanfinder—our state’s online insurance exchange—ran into some technical difficulties just as the second open enrollment period kicked-off on Friday. Officials were forced to take the … [Read more...]