Obamacare May Implode All on its Own

[tpeichel]

I was finally able to get an account and complete an application, but when I try to view plans, I get a blank page. It is baffling how bad this website is. I'm not sure how the government expects to collect fines from anyone who chooses not to get healthcare when it is impossible for many people to even sign up? Then there is this:

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/oba...ata-2013-10-18

Insurers say the federal health-care marketplace is generating flawed data that is straining their ability to handle even the trickle of enrollees who have gotten through so far, in a sign that technological problems extend further than the website traffic and software issues already identified.


Emerging errors include duplicate enrollments, spouses reported as children, missing data fields and suspect eligibility determinations, say executives at more than a dozen health plans. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Nebraska said it had to hire temporary workers to contact new customers directly to resolve inaccuracies in submissions. Medical Mutual of Ohio said one customer had successfully signed up for three of its plans.

[pwaldo]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...verhauled.html

Obamacare woes widen as insurers get wrong data and experts say website built on ten-year-old technology will need to be constantly fixed and then totally overhauled