Actress Olivia Wilde’s latest Obamacare propaganda vid promises “you can sign up for health care online in 10 minutes!” Sure, the HealthCare.gov website defines “success” as a blank white page, but shut your trap because “10 minutes.”
Maybe Olivia can pull out all the stops to pimp the Hawaii Obamacare website next. It’s giving the federal exchange some stiff competition in the Flop Department.
There is "no wrong door" to receive assistance. We have marketplace assisters, a contact center, and web chat features available to the…
— HI Health Connector (@HIConnector) October 9, 2013
No wrong door to receive assistance from Hawaii’s Obamacare marketplace? Mostly false:
Hawaii exchange is only using paper applications due to softward problems.
— Phil Galewitz (@philgalewitz) October 9, 2013
Online shopping in an online marketplace is so passé. Paper apps are where it’s at.
Hawaii exchange official apologizes for not allowing online shopping or enrollment on the website 9 days after launch.
— Phil Galewitz (@philgalewitz) October 9, 2013
Snort:
.@HIConnector CEO Coral Andrews now explaining why marketplace not up and working. "We're really not putting up a website."
— Oskar Garcia (@oskargarcia) October 9, 2013
Yeah, no kidding!
As with the federal marketplace, you might have better luck picking up your Obamaphone.
We have a contact center 877-628-5076 that is receiving an average of 500 calls a day. #hix #hcr #aca #getcovered
— HI Health Connector (@HIConnector) October 9, 2013
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Reach for the stars, Hawaii!
We want to enable #Hawaii res. to obtain coverage so that they can see their provider in Jan. '14. #hix #aca #hcr
— HI Health Connector (@HIConnector) October 9, 2013
You have to launch it to find out what’s in it. Despite the planned Oct. 1 debut, the Hawaiian exchange is aiming for full functionality “as soon as” Oct. 15.
If at first you don't succeed… @HIConnector aims for Oct. 15 relaunch http://t.co/Nf9MgiS6OC #ACA #HInews
— Hawaii GOP (@gophawaii) October 10, 2013
Whenevs. No reason to rush just because people are being unceremoniously dumped off their health insurance plans.
If you like your cancellation notice, you can keep your cancellation notice. Meanwhile, just keep hitting “reload.”
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