Trump officials plan maintenance downtime for healthcare.gov during ObamaCare sign-ups

[sabra]

Source: The Hill

The Trump administration is planning hours-long downtimes for maintenance on healthcare.gov during the coming ObamaCare sign-up period.

The administration drew criticism for a similar move last year from advocates who said the downtime would hinder efforts to sign people up for coverage, but the administration counters that maintenance downtime happens every year and is designed to occur during the slowest periods on the site.

The maintenance schedule is the same as last year, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said Tuesday, meaning healthcare.gov is scheduled to be offline for maintenance from 12 a.m. to 12 p.m. each Sunday during the sign-up period, except for the final Sunday, for a total of 60 hours of downtime.

Officials said that is the maximum possible downtime, and said that last year the actual downtime was significantly less than what was scheduled, at 21.5 hours out of a scheduled 60.

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/410574-trump-officials-plan-maintenance-downtime-for-healthcaregov-during

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[Turbineguy]

1. Of course.

[olegramps]

2. Is it time to get out the pitchforks and torches? Or wait until its too late? First the came for...

[ancianita]

3. A court injunction to stop that. It's fraud, intent to obstruct. Health care meets the constitution

...constitutional test of "Life, liberty, etc."

[liberal N proud]

4. Everything they can to destroy it

[groundloop]

5. No different than Christey's bridge closure during rush hour

These mother fuckers don't give a shit who they hurt, so long as Spanky can get his rocks off harming something associated with President Obama.

I'm emailing / calling all of my Congress critters to complain about this and demand an investigation.

[ck4829]

6. George Soros shut it down, right?

[slumcamper]

7. "...and faithfully execute the laws of the United States." n/t

[Lindsay]

8. They're executing, all right.

Killing 'em dead before our very eyes.

[Ohiogal]

12. Why does no one ever

call them out on that? Or on any of the obstruction of laws they don't like?

[Equinox Moon]

16. Where is the check and balance on this?

We must take back power!

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

9. Sneaky litte bastards, aren't they?

I think they should be docked an hour of pay for every hour the website is down.

[question everything]

10. But this is the time for many seniors to sign for their Medicare

They have many changes, I have yet to read all the info., thinking about confusing seniors, of all people.

Time to call my senators, not that it would help they are both D, but perhaps my R congressman will do something useful.

[SpankMe]

11. I'd like to plan some maintenence down time for the Whitehouse

I figure 2 years of down time should be enough.

[dalton99a]

13. Traitors and thieves.

[turbinetree]

14. While the head asshole gets health care for free....................everyone else

fuck you..............right traitor....................were coming asshole, we are coming.................fucking fraud

[Thekaspervote]

15. Typical!! Hey dotard there's a big price to pay for this kind of shit.. November 6, 2018

[iluvtennis]

17. All the rethugs do is CHEAT, STEAL, and LIE. Disgusting.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

18. Criminal sabotage. . . . nt