Posted on 11/08/2013 1:08:42 PM PST by Kaslin
If you want to know why Democratic Senators appear to be panicking over Obamacare, it is probably because the White House has not been able to convince them that HealthCare.gov will be up and running as promised by November 30.
And President Obama's HealthCare.gov surge czar Jeffrey Zients did nothing to calm that panic Friday on a conference call with reporters. Reuters reports:
The Obama administration's HealthCare.gov adviser Jeffrey Zeints said on Friday that the trouble-plagued federal healthcare website is improving, but that higher volumes of visitors are exposing new capacity and software issues.
In a conference call with reporters, Zeints said progress this week has been marred by roadblocks. He described HealthCare.gov as being "a long way from where it needs to be."
The administration is struggling to resolve problems with the website by the end of November, when it has pledged to have the system operating smoothly for the vast number of users including uninsured people interested in obtaining subsidized private health insurance.
As we've previously reported, Zients initial November 30 deadline seemed overly ambitious when it was given almost a month ago. So if Zients is discovering new problems as he fixes the ones he already identified, that makes it highly unlikely he will meet his original timetable.
And if Obama fails to get HealthCare.gov up and running by November 30, there is no telling what Senate Democrats up for reelection in 2014 might do.
Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR) has already agreed to co-sponsor legislation with Sens. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) that would force insurance companies to un-cancel all the millions of insurance policies Obamacare already killed.
But this would only make the current high prices on the Obamacare exchanges even worse. The whole reason people are seeing their old policies cancelled, and replace with more expensive option with less benefits, is because Obamacare needs the healthy people with insurance now to help pay for the sick people who will be gaining insurance through Obamacare.
The reality there simply is no way to fix Obamacare even if the website gets fixed.
ObamaCZARe.
Obama and Clinton crony companies.
What could go wrong?
Some R should call it the Solyndra of software....
I think that’s Obama’s “type”...
You don’t say.................
Gee! A corporate weasel project manager type actually admits that their BS timeline will slip (are pigs flying). Real IT professionals and developers have said this all along. He should go back to his Project file for this fiasco and come up with a real and reasonable timeline based on what the developers tell you instead of allowing der Fuehrer to shove the carved in political concrete timeline up your arse.
Kill the law and be done with this crap. The software is only the wart you can see on the surface; the real obamination in this screwjob is only now beginning to ooze up and sicken the public.
There’s always next year!.................
“exposing new capacity and software issues”
yes I also predicted that changes made this way would just make it worse
they are burning down the house
:-)
Goodness...what a clusterf***. But, then, Clown Prince nobama did “apologize”, didn’t he.
simple solution - pull the plug, defund it and everyone’s healthcare is reinstated Obama’s resigns flies off towards hawaii, the plane runs out of fuel. Please just let me have a dream!
I noticed last week they changed “will be fixed” to “will be able to accomodate the majority of Americans” so this is the next logical move. “We wanted to fix it but those mean Republicans wouldn’t let us” should be some time around Thanksgiving.
Well at least His Arrogance, Brack Ohopearama has a lot of confidence in “his team” .... I suppose if you are running a circus you might want to have a lot of confidence in your clowns .... move over Slow Joe.
It will stune my beeber if they get it fixed before next March!
Just a little history
“Office of Management and Budget Deputy Director Jeffrey Zients was asked to testify Friday at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing into solar-panel manufacturer Solyndra’s $535 million loan guarantee. Zients did not show for the hearing, sending a letter stating his schedule precluded the hearing.”
They just bought a universal license to Visicalc (for $125 million) and they’re now trying to figure out how to integrate it into the site. It could take a few days longer than expected.
We fought and won WW2 in less time than it took this regime to make this website that doesn’t work.
And when he does testify, hell plead the fifth.
Do not allow for a delay. Hold Obama’s and the Democrats’ feet to the fire.
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