“Nov. 1 is the Drop Dead Date because after that ObamaCare goes into a Death Spriral. “
I do business startups, at least ten in my life so far. Some successful, some failures. One hard rule is that if you blow the roll out, it is EXTREMELY difficult to recover the lost customer surge. So even if they fix the website, they lost the momentum to get the young to enroll.
And if the young don’t enroll, that’s where the death spiral begins. It will be perversely amusing to watch the HindenTitanicBurg Obamacare go down in screaming flames and a cauldron of steam.
I agree. Of course none of your startup, or others, have ever had the boot of the federal government to assist. Nor has the IRS been there to enforce.
But I do agree. A botched rollout in this case is a public relations flub that will be near impossible to recover.
The price will dissuade many of the “young” from enrolling. Most of the new people being covered under Obamacare have been shunted into the Medicaid system where coverage is free.
I’ve done some business start ups too...some good and some bad....and with this particular roll out, the roll out is the least of their problems. THE PRODUCTS SUCKS - the roll out disaster is only delaying that being made obvious.
Schadenfreude worth its weight in gold!