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Tech In the Hot Seat For Oct. 1st Obamacare Launch

Posted by Soulskill on from the is-there-tech-that-can-mute-the-rhetoric dept.

bednarz writes "In four days, the health insurance marketplaces mandated by the Obama administration's Affordable Care Act are scheduled to open for business. Yet even before the sites launch, problems are emerging. Final security testing of the federal data hub isn't slated to happen until Sept. 30, one day before the rollout. Lawmakers have raised significant concerns about the ability of the system to protect personal health records and other private information. 'Lots and lots of late nights and weekends as people get ready for go-live,' says Patrick Howard, who leads Deloitte Consulting's public sector state health care practice."

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  1. Re:Is there really any point to this? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Here's the facts. I am a resident of British Columbia. I pay about $127 per month in Medical Services Premiums. For that I won't be given a bill at any hospital or any doctor if I have a medical issue. If I need a scan or some other diagnostic test, I will not be billed. Furthermore, if I end up needing healthcare in Prince Edward Island, I will still be protected.

    Shoot, that sounds fantastic! Why can't we get something like that here in the U.S.?

  2. Re:Is there really any point to this? by besalope · · Score: 3, Funny

    Here's the facts. I am a resident of British Columbia. I pay about $127 per month in Medical Services Premiums. For that I won't be given a bill at any hospital or any doctor if I have a medical issue. If I need a scan or some other diagnostic test, I will not be billed. Furthermore, if I end up needing healthcare in Prince Edward Island, I will still be protected.

    Shoot, that sounds fantastic! Why can't we get something like that here in the U.S.?

    Because we got FREEDOMS!!!!

    Especially the freedom to bend over and take it...