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By Ayo Fathiah
Hello Dr. David Edward Marcinko,
My name is Ayo, I’m the mother of two beautiful kids and one of the Americans that was relying on healthcare.gov to provide me with a reasonably priced health insurance.
I came across your ME-P articles when researching what exactly has gone wrong with the website. I was one of the millions that tried to sign up during the first days after the launch and couldn’t get through due to a bunch of errors. While I’m still trying to find the best insurance for my family, I just wanted to share with you some stats showing why the website was a major flop.
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And, I thought it might be interesting to your readers, because I saw a many readers talking about it. Isn’t it surprising that less than 1% of people that went on the website signed up for an insurance?
The Website
1.) Had extremely low login success rates. 2.) Long delays and time outs 3.) Confusing Error Messages 4.) Non-functional calculators 5.) Scrambled insurance information 6.) Spouses reported as children 7.) Plan pricing misreported.
Assessment
Leading to the larger questions:
- Will enrollment glitches become provider glitches?
- Will people who enrolled with the glitchy show up at hospitals with no insurance?
- Will the information of those who enrolled be at risk?
DANGER: Centralized data SSN Address Ages Names Health conditions Family History
Leads to centralized power over everyday Americans
Good: if we can make an efficient healthcare system
Bad: Governmental Abuse, and all the data an identity thief could want
But this problem runs deeper than just a website… Because the numbers just don’t add up.
Universal healthcare is important, but crony capitalism doesn’t solve anything.
Citations:
- http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/MSNBC/Sections/A_Politics/_Today_Stories_Teases/Late_October_NBC_WSJ.pdf
- https://blog.compete.com/2013/10/15/obamacare-enrollment-stats/
- http://www.nextgov.com/health/2013/10/less-1-percent-healthcaregov-visitors-successfully-enrolled-insurance-plan/72041/
Conclusion
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