I thought it was the right move for the president to hold a presser about the problems with the ACA web site but he needs to go even further. Jeffrey Zients (aka Mr. Fixit) should hold daily briefings on the progress towards all the fixes and debugging. In short, the administration needs to own it more than they are right now.
Another thing that needs to be pointed out that people keep forgetting is that this is only affecting about 10 percent of Americans. The rest of us already have health care plans that work just fine and aren't going to change. Even if the problems with the web site persist, most people are not going to care because it doesn't affect them. Look for conservatives to (again) overplay their hand and continue to obsess (see: sore losers) about the law while completely losing focus on what the majority of Americans care about which is the economy and jobs.
One final note on the ACA, I caught this story this morning and am wondering if the fix is as simple as it was for Randall Bennett.
Bennett's solution was to open a Google Chrome browser in incognito mode, which allows users to browse the Internet without recording the website and download history. It also deletes cookies, or information storage, after a window is closed.
“I was using it for debugging in my software to try something out, as if I were a fresh user," he said.
Bennett said he happened to go back to HealthCare.gov and logged in. The white screen then redirected him to the main page.
Now he, his wife and 2-year-old son are ready for Jan. 1, when their new insurance will go into effect.
And he lives in deep red Utah...whoda thunk it?:)
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The rest of us already have health care plans that work just fine and aren't going to change.
Except for the thousands who's insurance is being canceled for not meeting ACA standards.
people keep forgetting is that this is only affecting about 10 percent of Americans
But isn't that the very fracking same 10% that were the reason we just had to had to had to pass the stupid law in the first place?
Oh, I see. Now that 10% aren't that important, until they are again.
about the law while completely losing focus on what the majority of Americans care about which is the economy and jobs.
Hey Mr. Myopic, when you tax people extra that is kinda going to be an economy issue. When you increase tax liability per (full time) employee that is kinda going to be a job issue.
You can ignore those connections, but that won't make them go away.
Jeff Zients, formerly of Bain Capital.
Sometimes the irony hurts, doesn't it?
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