Oregon Healthcare Website Has Never Worked And Has Zero Subscribers
Other than that, it's really fantastic!
Jonathan Kaminsky writes at Reuters:
(Reuters) - Oregon, a state that fully embraced the Affordable Care Act, is enduring one of the rockiest rollouts of President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, with an inoperative online exchange that has yet to enroll a single subscriber, requiring thousands to apply on paper instead.Unlike most other states, Oregon set an ambitious course to make its insurance exchange, dubbed Cover Oregon, an "all-in-one" website for every individual seeking health coverage, including those who are eligible for Medicaid.
But instead of serving as a national model, Oregon's experience has emerged as a cautionary tale, inviting comparisons to technical glitches that have plagued other state-run portals and the federal government's website for those states lacking exchanges of their own.
Oregon's online exchange has remained inaccessible to the public, requiring the state to sign up applicants the old-fashioned way, using paper forms. This has made comparison shopping more difficult for consumers and severely slowed the enrollment process.
Personally, I'd be terrified to put my information into a government website. It's either been hacked or will be soon, says an info security expert.








ObamaCare success story, isn't.
"Meet Jessica Sanford. [...] She was so thrilled about her purchase that she wrote a letter to President Barrack Obama expressing her undying gratitude. [...] The President proudly read it aloud during his Obamacare speech on October 21st.
The only problem is that a few days later she was repriced out of Obamacare. So she’s now uninsured again."
Karma is indeed a bitch.
Chris at November 21, 2013 8:42 AM
Just visited Eugene Or. very much a old and young hippy place. Several tent cities, some official sanctioned some not.
Makes me wonder about them filling out on line forms. The young hippies would have ipad and iphones, but the older ones, probably had little access or web skills. Makes me wonder what people put on the forms, address: Blue tent in park.
phone number: don't have one
e-mail address: Blue tent in park?
Standardized forms don't work well with nonstandard lifestyles.
Joe J at November 21, 2013 10:06 AM
From a recent Jay Leno monologue: "Obama's nickname is "44" because that's how many people have signed up for Obamacare."
Rex Little at November 21, 2013 12:17 PM
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