The federal government’s favorite solution to a  problem is to throw money at it.

The deeply entrenched unpopularity of Obamacare is one a classic example, and it looks like universities are going to be the recipients of these funds.  Michael Cipriano , a student at American University, offers these details.

The feds have harnessed America’s public higher education system to push enrollment into the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, as its Oct. 1 launch nears.

Universities across the country have received a portion of the $67 million in health insurance marketplace “navigator grants,” given out to provide Americans face-to-face help with signing up for Obamacare’s new programs, according to a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services report.

At least eight universities have been give a share of $8.9 million to enroll people in Obamacare, with an apparent focus on the disabled, low-income families, minorities, the uninsured, students and other young people.

The University of Georgia received one of the highest grants of nearly $1.7 million.

….The University of Arkansas was also on the list of recipients, with a grant of nearly $775,000 for its “Arkansas Navigator Coalition.” The coalition plans to reach out to areas of Arkansas with the highest level of uninsured.University of Arkansas officials did not respond to repeated requests by The College Fix for comment.

….Navigators are required to take a 20-30 hour online course to learn about how the law works. However, John Fund of the National Review questions the effectiveness of the course in regards to the complexity of the 1,000 page law.  He said such a course is like “giving someone a first-aid course and then making him a med-school professor.”Other recipients of the navigator grant listed in the report are:

Samford University (Alabama): $326,794

Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona: $190,268

University of South Florida: $4,213,696

University of Mississippi Medical Center: $831,986

North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities of Minot State University (ND) $414,000

Illinois College of Optometry: $504,016

University of South Florida will be among a large consortium of agencies in that state which will conduct “public education activities to raise awareness about the Marketplace” among other efforts, the report states.