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Broken Promises

Colorado’s ObamaCare Exchange Lack Of Oversight Costs Taxpayers

According To A State Audit, Colorado’s ObamaCare Exchange “Has Spent Millions More On Vendors Than What They Were Initially Contracted For” And In Some Cases “Made Payments Without Proper Documentation.”  “Colorado’s health insurance exchange has spent millions more on vendors than what they were initially contracted for, and in some cases made payments without proper documentation, according to a scathing state audit released Monday that reviewed expenditures of federal funds.” (Ivan Moreno, “Audit Rips Colorado Health Exchange Spending,” The Associated Press, 12/8/14)

“Auditors Found Problems With 35 Of The 92 Payments And Contracts They Sampled During Their Examination” Of  The State’s Health Exchange.  “In all, auditors found problems with 35 of the 92 payments and contracts they sampled during their examination of how Connect for Health has spent nearly $136.5 million in federal grants to implement an insurance marketplace under the nation’s new health care law. The exchange has been awarded $177.7 million in federal money, so Connect for Health is expected to get $41.2 million more in grants.” (Ivan Moreno, “Audit Rips Colorado Health Exchange Spending,” The Associated Press, 12/8/14)

  • “In One Instance, One Vendor Received $3.4 Million For A Contract That Was Initially $350,000.” “In one instance, one vendor received $3.4 million for a contract that was initially $350,000.” (Ivan Moreno, “Audit Rips Colorado Health Exchange Spending,” The Associated Press, 12/8/14)

“25 Vendors Were Paid About $10.5 Million More Than Their Contracted Amounts.” “Auditors said 25 vendors were paid about $10.5 million more than their contracted amounts. The services the exchange contracted for included customer service, marketing and outreach, training, and technology.” (Ivan Moreno, “Audit Rips Colorado Health Exchange Spending,” The Associated Press, 12/8/14)

  • “Seven Payments For $109,355 Lacked Evidence To Support Amounts Paid And Services Provided.” (Ivan Moreno, “Audit Rips Colorado Health Exchange Spending,” The Associated Press, 12/8/14)
  • “Thirteen Payments Totaling $229,518 Were Made Without Required Supervisory Review.” (Ivan Moreno, “Audit Rips Colorado Health Exchange Spending,” The Associated Press, 12/8/14)

Auditors Found That A Payment Violated Federal Law After A Vendor Was Paid “$38,344 For 100,000 Tubes Of Lip Balm For A Promotional Giveaway.”  “One vendor received $38,344 for 100,000 tubes of lip balm for a promotional giveaway. Auditors said that went against the federal health law, which prohibits exchanges from using grant funding for promotional giveaways.” (Ivan Moreno, “Audit Rips Colorado Health Exchange Spending,” The Associated Press, 12/8/14)

“One Contractor Was Paid $134,696 In July 2013 Without Providing Connect For Health Its Staff Timesheets.” (Ivan Moreno, “Audit Rips Colorado Health Exchange Spending,” The Associated Press, 12/8/14)

 

Broken Promises

ObamaCare Forces A Virginia School District To “Outsource” Its Teachers

In Order To “Tame Costs Associated” With ObamaCare, “Roanoke City Public Schools Will Become The First Area Division To Outsource Its Substitutes.” “Roanoke City Public Schools will become the first area division to outsource its substitutes to a New Jersey-based company. Beginning Jan. 5, Source4Teachers will staff the city’s substitute teachers, substitute aides and substitute clerical workers. The move to privatize subs will cost about $1.6 million, and it is unclear whether it will save money. Officials have said it will help tame costs associated with the Affordable Care Act, as well as the law’s tracking and reporting requirements.” (Annie McCallum, “Roanoke School Board Votes To Outsource Substitute Teachers,” Roanoke Times, 11/12/14)

  • Officials Stated That They “Were Exploring The Idea Because The System Faces Escalating Costs” Linked To ObamaCare. “The board first talked about outsourcing last month. Officials have said they were exploring the idea because the system faces escalating costs linked to the health care law’s mandate that beginning Jan. 1 employees working an average of 30 hours or more a week be offered health insurance. ‘It is certainly a budget impact in terms of offering eligible substitutes health benefits,’ said Sandra Burks, the system’s executive director for human resources.” (Annie McCallum, “Roanoke School Board Votes To Outsource Substitute Teachers,” Roanoke Times, 11/12/14)

A District Official Estimated Health Costs Associated With ObamaCare At Approximate $165,000. “Burks estimated that adding benefits for 15 substitutes would cost about $165,000.” (Annie McCallum, “Roanoke School Board Votes To Outsource Substitute Teachers,” Roanoke Times, 11/12/14)

Faces of Obamacare

ObamaCare Has Created “Havoc” For Louisiana’s Public Schools

Due To ObamaCare, East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools Have Limited The Hours Of Substitute Teachers To 29 Hours A Week. “Substitute teachers in East Baton Rouge Parish public schools can’t work more than 29 hours a week these days as part of an effort to avoid having to pay federal penalties, starting in 2015, for not providing health insurance to employees who work more than 30 hours a week.” (Charles Lussier, “Efforts To Avoid ObamaCare Penalties Said To Be Causing ‘Havoc’ At East Baton Rouge Public Schools,” The Advocate, 11/7/14)

  • East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools’ General Counsel Said That ObamaCare’s Employer Mandate Forced The Parish To Limit The Hours Of Substitute Teachers. “Domoine Rutledge, general counsel for the school system, said the school system has elected to limit the hours of substitute teachers in advance of the implementation next year of a federal ‘employer mandate,’” which is part of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The per-employee penalty for not providing insurance to workers who clock more than 30 hours a week is $2,000, he said. ‘There is no exception for the public sector,’ Rutledge said. ‘We have to abide by it.’” (Charles Lussier, “Efforts To Avoid ObamaCare Penalties Said To Be Causing ‘Havoc’ At East Baton Rouge Public Schools,” The Advocate, 11/7/14)

School Board Member Mary Lynch Said The Mandate Is “Causing Havoc,” Adding That Schools Are Struggling To Find Substitutes To Cover Classrooms. “Board member Mary Lynch said the 29-hour-a-week cap is causing havoc at schools on Thursdays and Fridays after substitute teachers have reached their limit. ‘You use a sub for the first 3½ days of the week, and then you can’t find someone to cover those classrooms,’ Lynch said.” (Charles Lussier, “Efforts To Avoid ObamaCare Penalties Said To Be Causing ‘Havoc’ At East Baton Rouge Public Schools,” The Advocate, 11/7/14)

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