We already know that the “glitchy” train wreck that is HealthCare.gov departed from Canada; specifically, from a company named CGI Federal. This morning, President Obama suggested that those who are unable to log on try the 800 number instead, which many say gets them little more than operators directing them back to the broken website.
This Twitter user beat the rush by calling last night, and found that those involved in the Obamacare rollout aren’t answering questions on a lot of things. For example, when asked, this operator apparently answered that “even if I were American, I am not supposed to tell you.” (We’re told the operator did say he was in the United States but could not divulge which state “for security reasons.”)
ICYMI, actual audio from my call last night to a @HealthCareGov call center. #Obamacare #aca #healthcare #outsourced http://t.co/HNEy1vvOmv
— The Meturgeman (@HaMeturgeman) October 20, 2013
Even if I were American? That’s a pretty big clue right there. The Huffington Post reported last month that Cognizant Technology Solutions, one of the top firms for procuring H-1B visa workers, was “set to charge Illinois up to $109.28/hour, or $218,560 per position per year,” to help with the state’s Obamacare rollout.
Dem Gov Implements ObamaCare by Outsourcing IL Jobs to India http://t.co/DUq9oUtB8p Call this irony, call it madness, or call it liberal
— Suzanne Rinehart (@hoosiergirl71) September 6, 2013
https://twitter.com/NOPeteHere/status/392317825823432705
@WhiteHouse are these #Obamacare "Call Centers" located in the United States? Pure irony if they are outsourced!
— Rosie B (@Rosie_Bassett) October 21, 2013
So are the call centers that field the calls for Obamacare located in the US? #outsourcing #tcot
— David J Potts (@DivineTurbine) October 22, 2013
Yes, White House, can you confirm that for us? And are American citizens answering that number you gave out?
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