 manipulating obamacare stats the census bureau s suspect timing the census bureau hasn t changed its questions for decades but it has decided that now s the time to change its formula for determining health insurance rates in the us you don t suppose it has anything to do with producing better numbers right before the midterms do you it s hard not to be cynical when this administration has lied again and again about obamacare get the details  townhallcom tipsheet guybenson 20140415 cookingthebooksthecensusbureaussuspecttimingn18248 