Posted on 11/18/2013 11:48:04 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
".....The state has received about 18,000 paper applications, at 19 pages each, and is scrambling to manually file and clear them.....
its exchange, known as Cover Oregon, became a victim of its own lofty ambitions and the state's stubborn refusal to dial them back until it was too late.
While exchanges in many states are telling applicants who appear to qualify for Medicaid to contact a separate agency, Oregon insists its exchange must be a "one-stop shop" for both Medicaid and private insurance. The state also wants its exchange to eventually be able to help enroll people in a wide array of public-assistance programs, not just health care.
Exchange leaders stuck with their plan even as risk consultants warned repeatedly that they were in danger of missing the Oct. 1 deadline to launch.
Exchange officials say they haven't fully launched their website because their software still can't accurately determine whether applicants are eligible for Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program, particularly for people with complex family arrangements.
...Oregon does have one big success to brag about. The state has enrolled 70,000 people in Medicaid, reducing the ranks of the uninsured by more than 10 percent. The large number of Medicaid enrollments came in large part thanks to a "fast-track" enrollment process approved by the Obama administration. Using income data already on file, the state mailed a simple seven-question Medicaid enrollment form to people in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program who qualify for health coverage under the federal health law's expansion of Medicaid.
....."The implementation of Oregon's health insurance marketplace has been abysmal," Schrader said. "The current situation is completely unacceptable, and I expect much more from a state with a reputation for being an innovator in the field of health care."
(Excerpt) Read more at wtop.com ...
Poor ol’ government, in a land o’ hurt these days.
This really begs the question -
since Medicaid exists, and people are not restricted from signing up to see if they qualify, and the ostensible goal was to insure those who couldn’t afford it...
why do we need Obamacare if we have Medicaid?
(I know - the stated goal was not the real goal)
You’re right.
“The issue is never the issue.” - David Horowitz
Most entities under crippling debt do not consider it a "big success" if they find additional ways to spend money with no increase in revenue.
Kinda like celebrating when you co-sign for someone else’s car loan.
Hmmmmm ..??
Probably because they want the PERSONAL DATA.
Article concerning Oracle — primary contractor.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3092777/posts
Paying for it is someone else's concern.
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