Bay_Kat
Tropical
and that's why they are keeping everything super secret now
Obamacare. Web failures or incompetence?
- Thread starter Chris0nllyn
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and that's why they are keeping everything super secret now
Chasey_Lane
Salt Life
These are not exactly success stories. They "enrolled" in the website but have not chosen a plan because they are "exploring their options." I'd like for these individuals to check back after their sticker shock wears off.
Chris0nllyn
Well-Known Member
Exactly.
The WH is saying that people who think about getting insurance is an Obamacare success.
kwillia
n/a
WTF good is shopping and browsing to get an idea of cost if the returned cost is grossly underestimated... in some cases the consumer would have to pay double what the shop and browse estimate provides... 
CBS News has uncovered a serious pricing problem with HealthCare.gov. It stems from the Obama administration's efforts to improve its health care website. A new online feature can dramatically underestimate the cost of insurance.
The administration announced it would provide a new "shop and browse" feature Sunday, but it's not giving consumers the real picture. In some cases, people could end up paying double of what they see on the website, CBS News' Jan Crawford reported Wednesday on "CBS This Morning."
Prices for everyone in the 49-or-under group are based on what a 27-year-old would pay. In the 50-or-older group, prices are based on what a 50-year-old would pay.
CBS News ran the numbers for a 48-year-old in Charlotte, N.C., ineligible for subsidies. According to HealthCare.gov, she would pay $231 a month, but the actual plan on Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina's website costs $360, more than 50 percent higher. The difference: Blue Cross and Blue Shield requests your birthday before providing more accurate estimates.
The numbers for older Americans are even more striking. A 62-year-old in Charlotte looking for the same basic plan would get a price estimate on the government website of $394. The actual price is $634.
HealthCare.gov pricing feature can be off the mark - CBS News
Who the hell can afford to pay $7,600 a year in premiums and then thousands more each year in deductibles?
CBS News has uncovered a serious pricing problem with HealthCare.gov. It stems from the Obama administration's efforts to improve its health care website. A new online feature can dramatically underestimate the cost of insurance.
The administration announced it would provide a new "shop and browse" feature Sunday, but it's not giving consumers the real picture. In some cases, people could end up paying double of what they see on the website, CBS News' Jan Crawford reported Wednesday on "CBS This Morning."
Prices for everyone in the 49-or-under group are based on what a 27-year-old would pay. In the 50-or-older group, prices are based on what a 50-year-old would pay.
CBS News ran the numbers for a 48-year-old in Charlotte, N.C., ineligible for subsidies. According to HealthCare.gov, she would pay $231 a month, but the actual plan on Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina's website costs $360, more than 50 percent higher. The difference: Blue Cross and Blue Shield requests your birthday before providing more accurate estimates.
The numbers for older Americans are even more striking. A 62-year-old in Charlotte looking for the same basic plan would get a price estimate on the government website of $394. The actual price is $634.
HealthCare.gov pricing feature can be off the mark - CBS News
Who the hell can afford to pay $7,600 a year in premiums and then thousands more each year in deductibles?
bcp
In My Opinion
This is not about giving the person in that situation health care.
its about giving the welfare and illegals free health care.
they are counting on people paying the mandatory premium, in the case you mentioned 7600.00 a year, but then when needed not being able to pay the deductible.
In my case when I ran my numbers through a chart that was supposed to be close to reality, I came up with 10,300 a year for the family premium, ok, not bad at all, that can be done, but when you add the 12,800 a year deductible before the insurance kicks in, Im over it. No way can I go from 300 a month now for full everything covered no deductible to 23.100 a year before I actually have insurance.
So, the only thing I can figure is that I would be paying for two leaches to have insurance, while my family goes without.
mamatutu
mama to two
Obamacare is truly frightening; especially when it is labeled the law of the land! I venture to think this was done on purpose. I always think of Pelosi's comment ... let's pass Obamacare, so we can see what's in it. By the same token, they don't want the American people to see what's in it, until they have signed up. All they have to say is there were glitches, and, say sorry, this is what you really have to pay, and we know you can't afford it. That was the whole idea in the first place. Equality, and all. Nothing else makes sense to me, except that this is Obama's way of gaining control of our freedom, and it will go downhill from here.
mamatutu
mama to two
BOP
Well-Known Member
:updated:
Exactly.
Obamacare's Website Is Crashing Because It Doesn't Want You To Know How Costly Its Plans Are - Forbes
A growing consensus of IT experts, outside and inside the government, have figured out a principal reason why the website for Obamacare’s federally-sponsored insurance exchange is crashing. Healthcare.gov forces you to create an account and enter detailed personal information before you can start shopping. This, in turn, creates a massive traffic bottleneck, as the government verifies your information and decides whether or not you’re eligible for subsidies. HHS bureaucrats knew this would make the website run more slowly. But they were more afraid that letting people see the underlying cost of Obamacare’s insurance plans would scare people away.
HHS didn’t want users to see Obamacare’s true costs
“Healthcare.gov was initially going to include an option to browse before registering,” report Christopher Weaver and Louise Radnofsky in the Wall Street Journal. “But that tool was delayed, people familiar with the situation said.” Why was it delayed? “An HHS spokeswoman said the agency wanted to ensure that users were aware of their eligibility for subsidies that could help pay for coverage, before they started seeing the prices of policies.” (Emphasis added.)
BOP
Well-Known Member
$680 million, but we're not talking real money. Yet.
Chris0nllyn
Well-Known Member
