Bill Steele
2013-10-19 01:55:00 UTC
STICKER SHOCK! AMERICANS FLOORED BY OBAMACARE COST
Health policy expert: 'A lot of people think they're
going to get free insurance'
WND.com
October 10, 2013
[Video]
The technical problems with the Obamacare insurance
exchanges are no surprise, are further evidence the whole
program should be delayed or scrapped and Americans will
be even more horrified when they can get somewhere on the
website, according to health-care policy expert Grace-
Marie Turner.
The first 10 days of the Obamacare insurance exchanges
have been a technological and public relations mess for
the administration. Many Americans have suffered through
hours of stalled or crashed websites, no reporter has yet
been able to navigate the site and many people have
entered personal information that online security experts
believe could make them targets for identity theft.
When WND spent hours online and on the phone trying to
get a cost estimate for an Obamcare plan, it was told to
expect a quote by Jan. 1.
As WND reported, anecdotal evidence on the governments
own health-care Facebook page suggests both problems are
significant factors.
A few users seemed simply confused, but the overwhelming
number of comments were critical and many of those were
scathing. Complaints about the application process had
three recurring themes: long waits, glitches and sticker
shock. There was also much ridicule of the sites
inability to handle tremendous demand.
Information technology experts told the Wall Street
Journal the website appeared to be built on a sloppy
software foundation.
None of this comes as a shock to Turner, who heads the
highly respected Galen Institute.
I am absolutely not surprised, she told WND. Of
course, we know the federal government is running the
exchanges for about 35 of the states and the other states
were setting up their own exchanges. All of them
basically have to do the same thing. It is just a
gargantuan undertaking to not only figure out how to set
up a new website that gathers a tremendous amount of
information from individuals: their name, their birth
date, where they work, their Social Security number, the
names and birth dates of their children, how much they
earn, their health habits. All of this has to be gathered
just for people to be able to apply to see if they are
eligible for coverage and then to pick a plan.
http://www.wnd.com/2013/10/sticker-shock-americans-floored-by-obamacare-cost/
When you say you want to buy a pig, then buy the pig when it isHealth policy expert: 'A lot of people think they're
going to get free insurance'
WND.com
October 10, 2013
[Video]
The technical problems with the Obamacare insurance
exchanges are no surprise, are further evidence the whole
program should be delayed or scrapped and Americans will
be even more horrified when they can get somewhere on the
website, according to health-care policy expert Grace-
Marie Turner.
The first 10 days of the Obamacare insurance exchanges
have been a technological and public relations mess for
the administration. Many Americans have suffered through
hours of stalled or crashed websites, no reporter has yet
been able to navigate the site and many people have
entered personal information that online security experts
believe could make them targets for identity theft.
When WND spent hours online and on the phone trying to
get a cost estimate for an Obamcare plan, it was told to
expect a quote by Jan. 1.
As WND reported, anecdotal evidence on the governments
own health-care Facebook page suggests both problems are
significant factors.
A few users seemed simply confused, but the overwhelming
number of comments were critical and many of those were
scathing. Complaints about the application process had
three recurring themes: long waits, glitches and sticker
shock. There was also much ridicule of the sites
inability to handle tremendous demand.
Information technology experts told the Wall Street
Journal the website appeared to be built on a sloppy
software foundation.
None of this comes as a shock to Turner, who heads the
highly respected Galen Institute.
I am absolutely not surprised, she told WND. Of
course, we know the federal government is running the
exchanges for about 35 of the states and the other states
were setting up their own exchanges. All of them
basically have to do the same thing. It is just a
gargantuan undertaking to not only figure out how to set
up a new website that gathers a tremendous amount of
information from individuals: their name, their birth
date, where they work, their Social Security number, the
names and birth dates of their children, how much they
earn, their health habits. All of this has to be gathered
just for people to be able to apply to see if they are
eligible for coverage and then to pick a plan.
http://www.wnd.com/2013/10/sticker-shock-americans-floored-by-obamacare-cost/
presented, don't be upset when the pig eats everything and shits
all over your lives.
Obama is the pig you bought. Aren't you happy?