Posted on 12/31/2013 12:35:28 PM PST by Hojczyk
Nearly 16,000 Iowans who tried to apply for coverage via the trouble-plagued federal health-insurance website are being told to apply separately through the state Department of Human Services.
The Friday afternoon announcement is the latest bout of bad news about the website, which is a key part of the Affordable Care Act.
The announcement affects people who entered their information into healthcare.gov and received a notice that they might qualify for Medicaid. The federal computer system was supposed to transfer their applications to a state computer system, but that transfer has been complicated by technical problems. The timing is critical, because the new insurance coverage is supposed to take effect on New Year’s Day, which is Wednesday.
Aaron Albright, a spokesman for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which is implementing Obamacare, said his agency is working with states to get them the information they need to determine whether applicants are eligible for public programs. He said federal officials have been sending information to states in something called a “flat file,” but he said not all states are accepting those.
McCoy, the Iowa human-services spokeswoman, said the flat-file format is different from what Iowa was told to expect. She also said many of the files Iowa has received from the federal system are missing crucial information, such as Social Security numbers and income reports.
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Didn’t Iowa vote for this clown in the General Election?
I guess those Nigerian hackers use a pair of scissors on the file...../snicker.
uh, it is probably too late for anything but chaos. I doubt the people are listening or willing to wait on the phone or mess with another screwed up website.
I think chaos is going to be the word of the day.
I feel really, really bad for people who have some ongoing health problem or have a crisis emerge in these upcoming months. They will be cursing Obama to the grave.
I have noticed most people have no idea what is coming. This whole thing has confused them. Remember, the dems kept all of this from being known because if people would have know the real details earlier, big trouble would have happened. Now the price will be paid by the people and the democrats will continue to lie.
This is a major travesty. There are going to be families going through major upheavals and real misery because of this terrible law.
Dear Citizen,
Due to massive government corruption and incompetence this program has failed. In order to serve you better please try this massive government program.
Thank You,
Bureaucrat 45783-H5
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