Credit Scores impacting Obamacare approval and price UPDATE

UPDATE: Apparently the story is incorrect. It was created by Channel Six T.V. in Orlando. This should be a lesson to us. A so-called Navigator got this so wrong and giving out this info? What else are they telling people. Drudge and the Weekly Standard carried the story as well, so it seemed to be well vetted. If you haven’t caught the Sibelius –  Jon Stewart “interview” it is located at the bottom of the page.

Lead health care navigator in Florida provides wrong information on credit scores

Ann Packham tells Local 6 she was incorrect about Affordable Care Act

After receiving numerous emails about the story, Local 6 contacted Packham on Wednesday, and she said her statement was incorrect, adding that users do not need their credit scores to apply for the Affordable Care Act.

Local 6 is investigating how the person in charge of providing information about the Affordable Care Act could make such an error.

Meanwhile, the government website healthcare.gov continued to be bogged down on Tuesday, oftentimes showing users a message saying, “We have a lot of visitors on the site.”

The link is at the bottom of the post. In case you haven’t had the pleasure of watching Sibelius make a A** of herself, I include this as well. Yep, Obamacare moving right along

ORLANDO, Fla. –

Many people signing up for health care in Florida through the Affordable Care Act have been shocked when they have to give proof of their credit score before they finish the process.

Anne Packham, one of many people licensed by the state to help people navigate the government’s website, said on Tuesday that the credit check occurs so providers can make an educated decision about who to insure.

“If someone is defaulting on all of their bills they may not want to have them as part of their health plan,” said Packham, the lead Navigator in Florida.

Participants with low credit scores could end up paying higher premiums, according to Packham, who said that ultimately the insurance company makes the call.

H/T:  Video of the story over at: Click Orlando

Now on to Kathy:

For someone who’s been highly critical of Republicans opposed to Obamacare, Jon Stewart was really adamant in pressing Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius about issues he has with the health care bill, from the website bugs to the one-year business delay that individuals didn’t get. He repeatedly pressed that last point and got noticeably frustrated at the lack of a clear response.