Exchanges Struggle to Open
Rivaling the release of a new iPhone in popularity, today marks the first day of open enrollment in the President’s healthcare overhaul, the Affordable Care Act.
Unsurprisingly, the Fed systems set up to handle the surge of open enrollment applications are buckling under the weight, seemingly insufficient to handle the demand.
But according to Federal officials, everything is under control:
“We have built a dynamic system and are prepared to make adjustments as needed and improve the consumer experience,” said U.S. Health and Human Services spokeswoman Joanne Peters on Tuesday morning.
I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.