U.S. expects to fix Obamacare Internet problems within 'hours'

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

U.S. expects to fix Obamacare Internet problems within 'hours'

WASHINGTON | Tue Oct 1, 2013 12:16pm EDT

(Reuters) - Unexpectedly high Internet traffic volumes spawned delays on the first day of operations for federally operated Obamacare health insurance marketplaces, but the problems would be resolved within hours, an official said on Tuesday.

The official said the online system set up to serve uninsured consumers in 36 U.S. states was functioning but that slow speeds and problems loading pages were due to high volumes. "We expect to resolve these issues in the coming hours," the official said.

The Department of Health and Human Services issued a statement saying more than 1 million people had visited the system's website, HealthCare.gov, in the past day, sparking a five-fold increase in Tuesday's volume.

(Reporting by David Morgan; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/01/us-usa-healthcare-issues-idUSBRE9900X620131001

[enlightenment]

1. "Unexpected"?

Somebody needs to work on their long-range thinking.

[winter is coming]

2. LOL. Betcha this is a case of the IT grunts telling upper-level management,

"We're gonna need X," and the management not believing them.

[enlightenment]

3. And they are now shaking their heads

muttering under their breath, and making up obscene limericks about said management . . .

[Hoyt]

4. I hope so. But how many times have the IT guys said they are just one little fix away

only to keep saying it again and again, day after day.

I think It folks are overly optimistic at times like thus, but thank god for them.