Monday, November 4, 2013
White House says 'Obamacare' website will be fixed by end of November
With the Affordable Care Act, nicknamed "Obamacare", going into effect last month, very few people have actually been able to sign up. The website has had a lot of problems and people trying to get insured have been receiving error messages. Zients comments saying "It will take a lot of work and there are a lot of problems that will need to be addressed, but the bottom line is that it is fixable." The website is said to be fully functional by the end of November.
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The last thing the Obama administration needed was a faulty website. But, here we are. It is unfortunate that the affordable care act began with a rocky start; hopefully, this will be the end of the problems. People need health insurance and for them not to have it because of a buggy website is inexcusable. Whoever is working on this should realize that it's not just a matter of a poorly designed website, but a matter of public health. That being said, I think the enrollment period should definitely be extended past the deadline. It's not the citizens fault the website has been working poorly.
ReplyDeleteThis just shows that Obamacare should have been delayed a year—it was not remotely prepared for the roll out date. This seems to vindicate Republicans for steadfastly pushing for a delay. I would also like to point out that the company alleged that it was the government who failed to adequately test the website. If the government cannot handle something so simple as the roll out of a law, why should it be able to decide what health care plan I can and cannot have? Why should it be able to say who is and isn’t exempt from it? Why should it be able to choose who gets care and who doesn’t? Why should it be able to choose who lives and dies?
ReplyDeleteI don't think a technology glitch should be reflective of the potential of the Affordable Care Act. The website and the act exist in two separate spheres. Sure, it would be nice if it actually worked but nothing ever goes 100% smoothly when it comes to our government. I do agree with the Democrats who are calling for an extension. It's only fair considering the delay that the website has caused.
ReplyDeleteThe reaction to this technological fiasco has been a collective forehead slap, and I've been [mentally] doing just that as I read about the numerous glitches that have been happening. I don't know the details of every problem, but it's simply inexcusable that, after so long a battle to fully justify Obamacare in a legal sense, its implementation has been flawed to this extent. That being said, the article does state that 90% of attempts at creating an account have been successful, so I don't doubt that the problems will be fixed by the end of the month. Hopefully we can put these troubles behind us before more problems build up.
ReplyDeleteIt's great that the website will be fixed by the end of November. The website obviously suffered a disappointed launch, and after so much fighting I hope the program won't get ruined by some technical glitches. That being said, with so much time to prepare the website and the servers, the launch should have gone smoother, plain and simple. In a month though, I am sure the website will be back on track and functional.
ReplyDeleteI honestly don't see what the big deal is. Yes, the website doesn't really work. Yes, they should have tested it more thoroughly before launching it, but there is no need for all of this backlash over a website that should be fixed by the end of the month. Coming from someone who has taken a class on creating one, I can understand how things can go very wrong very quickly. It is not an easy task by any means. I think the Republicans should focus their attention on something more important than this, especially coming out of a shutdown that was basically caused by their inability to compromise.
ReplyDeleteThis website launch was a blunder. From what I have gathered the reason the launch was so unsuccessful is because of last minute changes being requested by the administration. Besides that the United States government poured tax dollars into making a broken website and then spent even more to fix it. There is absolutely no excuse to not extensively test a website that you were planning to have confidential data inputed into. There is also no excuse to not expect high volume considering you made it illegal to not have health insurance and made this website the way for people to get "lower cost" health insurance. If the government can't get a website right, how are they going to manage healthcare?
ReplyDeleteI agree that it is ridiculous that after jumping through hoops of fire,the website is not working. It is just expected that such a high profile kind of website would almost be flawless after all of this. Then again, we have to think of it like humans. Every website has had trouble starting up, the people creating and designing it try their best, but they are not perfect. Yes it is very annoying and a little embarrassing that the website has its glitches, but this is only the beginning. I also agree that the deadline should be extended, that is almost just common sense. People just need to calm down about this technological glitch, designing that kind of website isn't just a walk in the park.
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ReplyDeleteAlly's point is very valid. Why is there so much backlash and upset over the website problems? The professional work is what might be expected, but technology has a way of not working the way it is always wanted too. As Penncrest students, we have experienced this first-hand. We have seen the struggle of servers and internet connections almost everyday. We can't prosecute the government too harshly for this.
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