Maryland Still Working on Health Exchange Website
Source: CBS Washington DC
ANNAPOLIS, Md. As Marylands new online marketplace for health insurance continues to have trouble handling a deluge of requests to set up accounts, state health officials are exploring alternative ways to create those accounts, the states health secretary said Wednesday.
Dr. Joshua Sharfstein said tens of thousands have visited the site but fewer than 100 people so far have actually enrolled in a health plan through Maryland Health Connection. Sharfstein estimated that hundreds have been able to create accounts online.
Weve had a significant bottleneck in getting people accounts, Sharfstein said in an interview late Wednesday afternoon.
Supporters of the health care overhaul are emphasizing that there will be plenty of time for people to enroll, because coverage is not scheduled to begin until Jan. 1. Sharfstein also said that people have been able to shop for plans online, once they create an account.
Read more: http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/10/02/maryland-still-working-on-health-exchange-website/
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The site is a total mess, and an embarrassment. Elementary HTML coding errors and such. It's like it wasn't even tested prior to this week.
KinMd
(966 posts)onehandle
(51,122 posts)Ok...
Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)to be true. I think O'Malley needs to do the same.
It's still going to be a success in the end.
penultimate
(1,110 posts)teeeheee
BobbyBoring
(1,965 posts)I'm going to wait a week or so until it calms down.