Obamacare Bungle Buries Brooklyn Cupcake Shop

Obamacare Bungle Buries Brooklyn Cupcake Shop·The Exchange

Another day, another glitch in the already bungled rollout of Obamacare. This time, the victim is Brooklyn Cupcake.

Sisters Carmen Rodriguez and Gina Madera offer Puerto Rican and Italian-inspired flavors, and their shop was rated as one of the best of New York in the Daily News. Recently, their phone lines have been buzzing. Unfortunately, people aren't asking about the latest offerings. Instead, they only want to know about one thing — Obamacare.

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According to the New York Post, Brooklyn Cupcake was one of hundreds of businesses the state health department mistakenly listed as providing help with enrolling in the new health care plans.

"I don't want to be listed, because they are calling my telephone off the hook," Rodriguez told the Post, adding that she has received almost 150 calls.

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Other businesses around New York City fielding similar calls included a limo company in Red Hook, a car repair shop in Sunset Park and a deli in Hell's Kitchen.

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