As Twitchy reported, the Obama administration handed out $67 million in grant money to more than 100 groups to help them serve as Obamacare “navigators.” These navigators would help guide Americans through the new health care marketplace and “raise awareness” of Obamacare in their communities. (And, as James O’Keefe and Project Veritas documented, they would occasionally encourage applicants to commit fraud.)
Scott MacFarlane, investigative reporter for Washington, D.C.’s NBC 4, has been looking into the success of D.C. area navigators, and the numbers are not impressive.
DC community cancer-support group received $85,000 grant to help find people to enroll in DC Health Exchange. They've enrolled 8 so far
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) December 23, 2013
DC church gets $80,000 to help find people to enroll in DC Health Exchange. And found 30. @nbcwashington at 5p
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) December 23, 2013
Ouch.
Two DC organizations, a church & cancer-outreach group received $165,000 to help enroll people in DC Health Exchange. They've enrolled 38
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) December 23, 2013
That’s a lot of money for so few people, don’t you think?
https://twitter.com/mikemas80/status/415244772442640385
@MacFarlaneNews That's a real DC bargain with today Federal gravy train..DC has to be reformed before its reaches critical mass
— Dr Gregg Houlden MD FEBS/EmSurg MBA (@gregghoulden) December 23, 2013
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https://twitter.com/MrDW52/status/415249853137305600
@MacFarlaneNews the $$ waste and bureaucracy costs of ACA will be incalculable! A simple plan to insure working people went very wrong. Sad
— jason p (@jayp33j) December 23, 2013
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