First, they outsource implementation of Obamacare to a British compnay. Second, Obamacare is such a mess, it gets delayed for a year. Now we learn the firm they outsourced to is under investigation:
That contract, announced in late June, is among the largest Affordable Care Act grants made so far, expected to cover the hiring of 1,500 workers who will process a wave of health coverage applications.
In the United Kingdom, Serco Group reportedly overbilled the government by “tens of millions of pounds” under a contract to monitor offenders on parole and individuals released on bail, according to an audit conducted by the country’s Justice Ministry.
The British government plans to review all of its contracts with the U.K.-based firm and put on hold a separate contract Serco had secured with the country’s prison system.
“They do not believe that anything dishonest has taken place,” Chris Grayling, the British justice minister, told Parliament regarding Serco. “But we have agreed that if the audit does show dishonest action, we will jointly call in the relevant authorities to address it.”
I'm sure there is nothing there.
If this were a Republican administration, we would be hearing about fraud, cronyism, kickbacks, failed leadership, and more.
A Democrat in office changes all that.
