Obamacare woes widen as insurers get wrong data

[Little-Acorn]

Why don't the newspapers just write an article about the things Obamacare has gotten right?

It would be a lot shorter. Save the trees.

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Obamacare woes widen as insurers get wrong data - MarketWatch

Obamacare woes widen as insurers get wrong data

By Christopher Weaver and Louise Radnofsky
Oct. 18, 2013, 1:08 a.m. EDT

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.

The flaws could do lasting damage to the law if customers are deterred from signing up or mistakenly believe they have obtained coverage.

 

[Mr. H.]

Wrong on so many levels, for so many reasons.

Before it was passed.

Black power!

 

[Mr. H.]

Americans get wrong idea, insurers get wrong data.

Is there a trend here?

 

[Neotrotsky]

Why don't the newspapers just write an article about the things Obamacare has gotten right?

they can't


The trick is lower expectations enough for Obamacare
that even Papa Obama can meet them


Industry Insiders: White House Will Be Forced to Consider "Unthinkable Options" On ObamaCare If System's Myriad Problems Are Not Fixed Shortly

 

[LoneLaugher]

The website is a failure.

The law is still an improvement.

Such is life.

 

[Neotrotsky]

Improvement- doubtful

More people have applied to live on Mars than have signed up for Obamacare Over 200,000 people apply to live on Mars (Wired UK) … cc [MENTION=40940]Ezra[/MENTION]klein

 

[tyroneweaver]

remember the aca is a tax. it is used to redistribute wealth. the reason the software don't work is because they're trying to make Turbotax interpret health care data

 

[Neotrotsky]

A tax that did not originate in the House?

eh, it is just the Constitution

 

[Antares]

I work with the man interviewed for this article.

 

[JakeStarkey]

The website inanity is where the TeaPs could have won a significant victory in the last three weeks.

Instead, they earned a monumental defeat.

The 17 state and district exchanges have enrolled 460,000 to 600,000 already, 6.5 to 8.6% of the projected goal.

Even if the goal is reached (more probability, yes), the question will be if the 2.7 younger Americans are enrolled.

That seems to be the case here in Utah.

 

[Neotrotsky]

States reporting minimal Obamacare enrollment 10/19/2013

In light of the silence from the federal government, South Dakota’s Argus Leader contacted all insurers selling plans on the exchanges and found that just 23 people have actually signed up in over two weeks.

Alaska has been especially affected by Healthcare.gov’s many glitches. Just two individuals have been able to sign up online, with the portal finally working on Monday and Tuesday.

Other federal exchanges have had similar difficulties. Wisconsin’s Officer of the Commissioner of Insurance reported Monday that “under 50″ people signed up for individual plans as of Monday.

 

[PredFan]

The website is a failure.

The law is still an improvement.

Such is life.

The website is a failure.

The law is a failure.

The government never makes anything more efficient.

The website is a preview of what healthcare will be like under obamacare. It is only the beginning.

 

[Sunshine]

Improvement- doubtful

More people have applied to live on Mars than have signed up for Obamacare Over 200,000 people apply to live on Mars (Wired UK) … cc [MENTION=40940]Ezra[/MENTION]klein

Oh damn! I'm out of rep for a while, but IOU!

I can understand why people want to live on Mars. Where I live is so remote it's the next best thing!

 

[Neotrotsky]

In more late-Friday news, the expected rollout of the Spanish-language website and tools has been delayed — with no definite new launch date

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKBaD6ZGZwQ#t=10]NBC: Obama Admin Taking Down ObamaCare Website Again & Delaying Spanish Website - YouTube[/ame]


The reactionary Left's War on Spanish speaking people

 

[JakeStarkey]

"The Daily Caller"?

 

[boedicca]

Right on cue, the diversionary tactic of attacking the source of actual information.

Q) Why won't Obama tell us how many people have enrolled?

A) Because the results are dismal. The Obamanoids had a forecast of 500K by the end of October and over 3M by then end of December. They are so far off the mark it's a total humiliation.

Tea Party: 1
Obama: 0

Those of us who knew this was going to be an Epic Fail are being proven quite prescient.

 

[Neotrotsky]

Indeed

Truth is hard for the left
In fact, it is their worst enemy

the reactionary left is predictable, at least,
as are the apologists for Papa Obama.

Which is why the extremist left can not back
up their claims with anything other than WH propaganda.

 

[1776]

They can't run a basic website....oh but they are going to fix healthcare.

That is like some D college student that can't pass English class claiming he is really going to be a heart surgeon in a year.

 

[LoneLaugher]

They can't run a basic website....oh but they are going to fix healthcare.

That is like some D college student that can't pass English class claiming he is really going to be a heart surgeon in a year.

Oh? Is that what that's like?

You have a way with words.....really painted a picture for us. Bold prose.

 

[Jackson]

Why don't the newspapers just write an article about the things Obamacare has gotten right?

they can't


The trick is lower expectations enough for Obamacare
that even Papa Obama can meet them


Industry Insiders: White House Will Be Forced to Consider "Unthinkable Options" On ObamaCare If System's Myriad Problems Are Not Fixed Shortly

That is a very good link. An interesting read. Just wanted to thank you, Neotrotsky!