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kentuck

(111,101 posts) Fri Oct 18, 2013, 10:44 AM Oct 2013

Solution to fixing problems with "Obamacare"...

Simplify it.

Folks that are interested would only need to put in their name and mailing address and application could be mailed to them by US Mail if they are interested?

What is wrong with that?

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Solution to fixing problems with "Obamacare"... (Original Post) kentuck Oct 2013 OP

Are you aking for just one plan for all? If not, if keeping the 3 levels of sinkingfeeling Oct 2013 #1

800 numbers... kentuck Oct 2013 #2

You can call the 800 number and ask to have an application mailed to you. They say it takes two Zorra Oct 2013 #3

There's and interesting article about it here: KoKo Oct 2013 #4

They already have an 800 number B2G Oct 2013 #5

sinkingfeeling

(51,457 posts)

1. Are you aking for just one plan for all? If not, if keeping the 3 levels of

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 10:58 AM

Oct 2013

insurance, how would one know what to send them? There are dozens of companies involved.

kentuck

(111,101 posts)

2. 800 numbers...

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 11:05 AM

Oct 2013

With good and plentiful customer service. It sems to me a packet with all the necessary info could be mailed to anyone interested with all the costs involved?

Zorra

(27,670 posts)

3. You can call the 800 number and ask to have an application mailed to you. They say it takes two

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 11:06 AM

Oct 2013

weeks for delivery. I already had an account, but could not get an application processed by the internet system because of long term glitches.

Mine is due early next week. At this point, I am skeptical that they even mailed it, given the level of abject unreliability I have experienced from the system in the last 17 days.

KoKo

(84,711 posts)

4. There's and interesting article about it here:

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 12:24 PM

Oct 2013

Obamacare is a bit like the astronaut on top of the rocket’

By Ezra Klein, Published: October 15 at 12:38 pm

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/10/15/obamacare-is-a-bit-like-the-astronaut-on-top-of-the-rocket/

B2G

(9,766 posts)

5. They already have an 800 number

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 12:30 PM

Oct 2013

You can get a paper application. They just can't process it. The system is too error-ridden to process a paper app.

Even with a paper application, someone has to key that data into the system. Then they need to verify income, identity, caluclate subsidies, pull back plan info and enroll people. The system cannot do any of that in its current state.

They have no contigency plan to do each step manually.

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