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Bungle of Joy: HealthCare.gov can’t handle info on newborns
Fox News.com ^ | January 3, 2014

Posted on 01/03/2014 11:10:46 AM PST by Kaslin

Having a baby in the new year? Good luck trying to enter that into HealthCare.gov.

In the latest glitch to emerge regarding the Affordable Care Act system, health officials are telling new enrollees that the federal insurance marketplace will not be able to update their coverage online to reflect the birth of a baby and other life changes.

Instead, parents are being told to contact insurers directly, and then contact the government later on -- when the system is ready to handle it.

Parents will still be able to get new babies covered, but the missing feature on the website represents another step, and just one of several glitches that continue to surface. In certain states, problems have also prevented thousands of would-be Medicaid enrollees from getting coverage.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 0carenightmare; newborns; obamacareenrollment

1 posted on 01/03/2014 11:10:46 AM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

I guess “punishments” aren’t considered health care.


2 posted on 01/03/2014 11:12:49 AM PST by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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To: Kaslin

I suspect they have a better chance of handling an abortion. After all, that’s what they expect from a pregnancy.


3 posted on 01/03/2014 11:13:35 AM PST by Ingtar (The NSA - "We're the only part of government who actually listens to the people.")
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To: Kaslin

Even the new baby new year symbol could not even get into the Obamacare website.


4 posted on 01/03/2014 11:14:06 AM PST by Biggirl (“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”-Pope Francis)
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To: Kaslin

Is the infamous “website” the ongoing point of contact between the insured and the insurance company?

I assumed (perhaps incorrectly) that it was just a matchmaker.


5 posted on 01/03/2014 11:14:48 AM PST by nascarnation (I'm hiring Jack Palladino to investigate Baraq's golf scores.)
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To: Kaslin
With all the free birth control and abortions they really didn't expect any babies at all.
6 posted on 01/03/2014 11:26:47 AM PST by KarlInOhio (Everyone get online for Obamacare on 10/1. Overload the system and crash it hard!)
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To: Kaslin

Yet you are required to tell them of any new births within 20 days.


7 posted on 01/03/2014 5:37:57 PM PST by Mike Darancette (Do The Math)
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