USA TODAY: The federal government’s healthcare enrollment website — HealthCAre.gov — went down for maintenance Monday on the last day of open enrollment for 2014.
“The system isn’t available at the moment,” read a message on the problem-plagued site early Monday. “We’re currently performing maintenance. Please try again later.” …
The site promised that when the site came back up it would send an “one-time email” to frustrated visitors “for you to return and complete your enrollment.” … (more)
EDITOR: According to Dr. Ezekial Emanuel on “Morning Joe”, most reliable estimate available from non-governmental sources is that the number signing up has soared beyond six million and will likely reach about 6,700,000, not only beating most recent goals but coming close to the initial seven million aspiration prior to the serious problems with the web site during the initial two months of the sign up period.
The USAToday’s article about healthcare missed an essential point.With millions,who now have health insurance who previously did not, they are using the health system.
They are sicker and have multiple problems; therefore more costlier to treat. This should level off in a year when their problems have been treated.