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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf you're not signing up for an exchange, STAY OFF healthcare.gov this week.
Why is there so much traffic? A combination of (a) people wanting to sign up; (b) malicious DDS-style attacks from rightwing trolls; (c) inevitable website glitches; and (d) gawking rubberneckers who are taking up bandwidth on servers just out of curiousity.
(c) will get sorted out, (a) is a positive sign, (b) and (d) are helping the Republicans.
People can sign up until December 15. Give it a week.
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If you're not signing up for an exchange, STAY OFF healthcare.gov this week. (Original Post)
geek tragedy
Oct 2013
OP
I don't need to use it. It's been up and running for a LONG time and I am familiar with how the law
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#1
Exactly. By this time next week these website glitches will have sorted themselves out nt
geek tragedy
Oct 2013
#2
geek: People can sign up through March 31st. You should correct this mistake. It is critical that
Liberal_Stalwart71
Oct 2013
#8
If they want to be covered as of January 1, though, they should sign up by December 15. nt
geek tragedy
Oct 2013
#9
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)1. I don't need to use it. It's been up and running for a LONG time and I am familiar with how the law
applies to me. I won't even go on our Covered California exchange for a while to sign up. There's no rush.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)2. Exactly. By this time next week these website glitches will have sorted themselves out nt
JustAnotherGen
(31,827 posts)3. Kick and rec
HappyMe
(20,277 posts)4. I think people have until December sometime to sign up.
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)5. March. December to start by January I think. nt
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)6. Thanks to you both, will add that. nt
robinlynne
(15,481 posts)7. great idea. I was about to look and won't.
Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)8. geek: People can sign up through March 31st. You should correct this mistake. It is critical that
people understand that open enrollment has been extended through March 31, 2014.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)9. If they want to be covered as of January 1, though, they should sign up by December 15. nt
