Since computers can't do it - maybe US gov should run the ACA as the US Census ran

[truedelphi]

Its 2010 operation?

Among other things discussed in the below piece of writing, Olenick mentions that the computer firm that was in charge of processing his application back in early October made 30 million dollars for doing so. He broke that down over the 3,000 people who successfully enrolled, as being
a $ 10K per application cost to the system.

Then he goes on to say, maybe the ACA enrollment operation should be handled the way the US Census is handled.

Not only might this be more efficient, but it would allow millions of people a job that pays some $ 10 (or more) an hour. So it would help the middle class economy much more than the "normal" way of letting the lobbyists secure the patronage job for the big Computer Consulting Firm.

More at this link: http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2013/10/michael-olenick-how-my-experience-with-health-gov-shows-better-software-may-not-be-the-solution.html#comment-1558717

[leftstreet]

1. DURec

Sounds good!

[russspeakeasy]

2. Good idea.

[DJ13]

3. I think thats a splendid idea, but it wont work

Like every other major piece of legislation in the last 30 years the ACA was written to be a welfare program for corporate america.

Removing the no bid, high dollar web aspect of it would remove a component of that welfare.

That runs counter to its purpose for being.

[tammywammy]

4. The 2010 census was a great success.

The prime contractor for it was Lockheed Martin.

http://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2010/11/02/lockheed-census.aspx?m=1

Lockheed finishes census contract on time and under budget
Company processed 165 million forms for 2010 census

Nov 02, 2010
Lockheed Martin Corp. processed 165 million 2010 U.S. Census Bureau forms on schedule and under budget, the company has announced.

Lockheed’s Decennial Response Integration System (DRIS) contract was valued at $500 million when it was awarded in 2005. Lockheed was also the prime contractor that developed the information processing system used during the 2000 census, completing 120 million forms with 98 percent accuracy, the company said at the time.

Under the 2010 census contract, Lockheed led a team responsible for the people, processing, technology and infrastructure needed to receive, capture and standardize census data from U.S. residents, and to provide telephone assistance.

During peak periods, the team was able to process 165 million forms, including as many as 2.5 million forms every 24 hours. The Lockheed team also answered 4.4 million telephone inquiries and made 7.4 million calls.

“In complete partnership with the Census Bureau every step of the way, the DRIS team delivered the data accurately and securely, on schedule and under budget,” Julie Dunlap, director of Lockheed Martin’s Census Practice and program manager for the 2010 Census DRIS, said in a news release dated Nov. 1.

The Census Bureau also achieved savings on the 2010 census, announcing in August that it was returning $1.6 billion due to lower-than-expected operational expenses.

[truedelphi]

5. Thanks for backing up Olenick's brilliant idea with statistics that

Confirm it should not be a pipe dream.