Posted on 03/31/2014 5:15:48 PM PDT by Hoodat
Monday, March 31 marked the deadline for enrolling in health insurance under Obamacare. In California, it is also a public holiday, Cesar Chavez Day, honoring the labor organizer and civil rights leader. That means the state government is closed, as are many local agencies. And so--partly--is Covered California, the state Obamacare exchange, though there are Californians who might need help enrolling before the deadline.
The Covered California website has had its problems, and March 31 was no different. When this reporter tried to test the system by applying for individual coverage, the site would not work. Luckily, the site has an online help function.
Unfortunately, online chat is closed, in observance of Cesar Chavez Day (screenshot above). The toll-free number for Covered California directs callers back to the website before hanging up.
Ironically, Covered California used Cesar Chavez Day to help motivate Californians to register before the end of the enrollment period. Covered California executive director Peter Lee also stated that the program was celebrating Cesar Chavez Day by encouraging more Californians to enroll through the website, which has been streamlined for the purpose of boosting numbers. However, help will be unavailable on the day itself.
The federal Obamacare exchange website, healthcare.gov, also suffered outages on March 31. Lee and Covered California appear to be counting on the extension arbitrarily announced by the Obama administration, which will allow those who claim they began an application before the deadline to complete it by April 15. Presumably, help will be available online and by telephone during the first two weeks of April.
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FORWARD COMRADES!!
OH THANK you I nearly MISSED Ceasar Chabez day....
Life just wouldnt have been the same....
“In California, it is also a public holiday, Cesar Chavez Day”
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This is a joke...right?
That’s okay since the morons who developed the healthcare.gov software stopped allowing new enrollments after 180 days rather than after March 31 which is day 181 of Obamacare.
There oughtta be an exemption....
I just heard that since Washington and Colorado legalized “recreational” medical marijuana, ObamaCare’s approval rating has all of a sudden jumped up to 49% with only 48% disapproving! I didn’t catch the name of the poll but it must have only polled potheads, freaks and freeloaders. It’s a miracle!
Monday, March 31 marked the deadline for enrolling in health insurance under Obamacare. In California, it is also a public holiday, Cesar Chavez Day, honoring the labor organizer and civil rights leader. That means the state government is closed, as are many local agencies. And so—partly—is Covered California, the state Obamacare exchange, though there are Californians who might need help enrolling before the deadline.
This such a stupid decision it leave you both speechless and breathless, I mean what can you say. Wow just wow.
“In 1942, Chavez quit school in the seventh grade.[7] It would be his final year of formal schooling, because he did not want his mother to have to work in the fields. Chavez dropped out to become a full-time migrant farm worker.[5] In 1944 he joined the United States Navy at the age of seventeen and served for two years. Chavez had hoped that he would learn skills in the Navy that would help him later when he returned to civilian life.[8] Later, Chavez described his experience in the military as “the two worst years of my life”.
Source: Wikipedia
I guarantee you, once single-payer hits, that website will work faster and better than Google.
He has a naval vessel named in his honor.
It’s a disgrace.
he joined the United States Navy at the age of seventeen and served for two years...He must have got thrown out. If so, epic FAIL.
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