Posted on 12/21/2013 7:33:37 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
How did Oregon manage to go from one of the most enthusiastically pro-ObamaCare, gung-ho exchange-builders in the country to these shambles of lost administrative dignity? Two of their highest-ranking officials in charge of coordinating what they for months advertised as what would be a smooth, online, and hipster-friendly insurance-buying experience are already on the outs, and the 400 or so navigators they hired when they realized (too late) that they were in over their heads haven’t been quite enough to cope with the logistical struggle of signing people up for government-run insurance minus a functional website. Ergo, reports The Oregonian:
Oregon’s troubled health insurance exchange began robocalling applicants Friday, warning them that if they don’t receive enrollment confirmation by Monday, they should seek coverage elsewhere for Jan. 1.
“If you haven’t heard from us by Dec. 23, it is unlikely your application will be processed for Jan. 1 insurance coverage,” a woman’s voice on the pre-recorded call from Cover Oregon says. “If you want to be sure you have insurance coverage starting Jan. 1, you have other options.”
It’s yet another sign that the health insurance exchange’s technological breakdowns will prevent some — perhaps many — Oregonians from getting subsidized coverage Jan. 1, despite Gov. John Kitzhaber’s previous assurances otherwise. Out of more than 65,000 applicants, the exchange reports enrolling nearly 30,000, but only about 11,000 of them in private insurance plans.
The calls also suggest the exchange’s problems will prevent many of those individuals from receiving tax credits or subsidies in January, even though they qualify for them.
Er… why are they just telling insurance-seeking Oregonians this now? If they really have 11,000 people now enrolled in private plans, then they have been making some very slow but steady progress on the larger heap of applications they have going over the past week or so — but they must have known for awhile now that there was no way in heck they were going to be able to process the lot of the applications submitted by December 23rd in time to begin coverage January 1st, what with the slow and often erroneous processing that is part and parcel of doing things via paper application. This really is turning into an unmitigated logistical nightmare — and just in time for Christmas!
I wish social security had started out this badly.
how many millions was spent on this fail?
and how many of those are getting subsidies??
It’s the fault of conservatives.
We pricked the bubble of Obama worship — otherwise everyone would believe the ‘Rats when the ‘Rats told them the stream of pee on their legs was rain.
14,000?
Oregon is run by liberals. This is just more proof that liberals don’t care about resutls, just control.
14,000 out of 11,000?
Democrat math, see Chicago or Ohio.
Lotsa luck getting coverage on Christmas week.
Well said.
The PC phrase for Obamacare is “jury-rigged”...
“It’d be hilarious if it weren’t so sad. “
It is hilarious, but the only sad part of it is that portion of the population who knew that this would fail and are caught up in it nonetheless. As for those who voted for the RATs, the pain cannot be severe enough for me! and I just hope all the snotty left wing professors are at the top of the “hurt” list!
From P.J. O’Rourke:
“At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child. Miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless.
Liberalism is a philosophy of sniveling brats”
I’m going to repeat a prior posted statement for the sake of repeating:
Oregon Gov. Kitzhaber has taken responsibility for the Cover Oregon debacle by...
...running for reelection.
It’d be hilarious if it weren’t so sad.
Yes it is sad, but it’s a lot more than just sad.
We see the future falling into place, but do not fully grasp the implications of how this is all going to play out.
ObamaCare and the incompetent roll out of it is going to be a disaster of epic proportions from a human suffering standpoint and from an economic standpoint as one fifth of our economy goes into chaotic gridlock when the act takes effect on Jan 1.
The number of lawsuits filed alone is going to be staggering
Is that taxation without representation? Politicians are criminals and will steal all they can.
Time for a class action legal action. My family has one of the largest Law firms in Texas.
how many millions was spent on this fail?
Over one BILLION Dollars.
But this is more than sad...peoples lives are threatened....
And this young cancer patient....whose parents lost their health insurance....
Breast cancer survivor Lynn Beckler is now going on 60 days of no insurance thanks to the Obamacare web site not being able to process her request properly
There's an oxymoron for you, though I suppose "Beauracratic dignity" would be more apt.
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