Tech experts wary of more Obamacare glitches
By BRETT NORMAN and JASON MILLMAN | 10/12/13 6:59 AM EDT
The glitch-plagued Obamacare rollout might be just the beginning: A series of potential technology problems could thwart the Obama administration’s goal of getting 7 million people enrolled in the new exchanges by the end of March.
Millions of people have already encountered error messages, delays, crashes and stuck accounts. Technology experts and Obamacare backers worry that each step ahead in the process — filling out applications, checking on subsidies and selecting a health insurance plan — creates a potential technology choke point. And that doesn’t even count any additional chaos when people try to use their new health insurance come January.
If you think that is bad you should try the Common Application for college admissions. It is causing major stress for students. And some of these apps need to be in by 11/1. We don’t have till Jan 1 and there is no shopping.