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Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Fri Oct 18, 2013, 12:59 PM Oct 2013

Obamacare Woes Widen As Insurers Get Wrong Data

By Christopher Weaver and Louise Radnofsky

Insurers say the federal health-care marketplace is generating flawed data that is straining their ability to handle even the trickle of enrollees who have gotten through so far, in a sign that technological problems extend further than the website traffic and software issues already identified.

Emerging errors include duplicate enrollments, spouses reported as children, missing data fields and suspect eligibility determinations, say executives at more than a dozen health plans. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Nebraska said it had to hire temporary workers to contact new customers directly to resolve inaccuracies in submissions. Medical Mutual of Ohio said one customer had successfully signed up for three of its plans.

The flaws could do lasting damage to the law if customers are deterred from signing up or mistakenly believe they have obtained coverage.

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Obamacare Woes Widen As Insurers Get Wrong Data (Original Post) Purveyor Oct 2013 OP

"duplicate enrollments" B2G Oct 2013 #1

Sounds like US got ripped off by the Canadian outfit that did the software ... who has a RKP5637 Oct 2013 #2

That's what happens when contracts are awarded based on cronyism and inertia. Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #3

+++ 1,000 +++ n/t RKP5637 Oct 2013 #7

I wonder about deliberate sabotage. sinkingfeeling Oct 2013 #4

Wouldn't that be detectable? Puzzledtraveller Oct 2013 #5

Tough shit, insurance companies. Pull it together Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #6

They should get help from the company that developed Kentucky's state exchange software. BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #8

B2G

(9,766 posts)

1. "duplicate enrollments"

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 01:02 PM

Oct 2013

For all those who had to create multiple accounts, mulitple time, just to get through...

Please make sure you don't receive multiple bills.

This is a mess.

RKP5637

(67,111 posts)

2. Sounds like US got ripped off by the Canadian outfit that did the software ... who has a

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 01:03 PM

Oct 2013

history of flawed software development.

Egalitarian Thug

(12,448 posts)

3. That's what happens when contracts are awarded based on cronyism and inertia.

Reply to RKP5637 (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 01:24 PM

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Government contracts are a whole different world and I suspect that if more people had any clue how much of their money is simply handed to these parasites in return for nothing, we might see some actual changes.

RKP5637

(67,111 posts)

7. +++ 1,000 +++ n/t

Reply to Egalitarian Thug (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 02:46 PM

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sinkingfeeling

(51,459 posts)

4. I wonder about deliberate sabotage.

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 01:52 PM

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Puzzledtraveller

(5,937 posts)

5. Wouldn't that be detectable?

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 01:53 PM

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Pretzel_Warrior

(8,361 posts)

6. Tough shit, insurance companies. Pull it together

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 01:55 PM

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Or the exchanges will deny you access. Buhbye, fuckers! We'll just utilize a public option if you can't deal.

Oh, by the way...FUCK YOU, insurance companies! Your days of brazenly fucking Americans up the ass are almost done.

BluegrassStateBlues

(881 posts)

8. They should get help from the company that developed Kentucky's state exchange software.