Link here. Short version: clearly Cover Oregon once offended a gypsy or violated a mummy’s tomb or possibly didn’t kiss up enough to a Greek god. It’s the only way to explain why that site has become a karmic chew toy. Especially since now it’s got King v. Burwell hanging over its head by a thread… … Continue reading My watchdog.org post on Cover Oregon is up.
@BrianFaughnan calls this story ‘Flaming Skull’-worthy, and I am inclined to agree: Software vendor Oracle provided information last week to the U.S. House and Energy Committee claiming the website was operational in February, but that the state of Oregon pulled the plug on it for political reasons. [snip] “Cover Oregon executives have stated to Oracle … Continue reading Oracle claims John Kitzhaber killed eventually-functional Cover Oregon site for political purposes.
It’s official: Oregon dropping its Obamacare exchange — #FF @ChelseaKATU #liveonk2 — David Freddoso (@freddoso) April 24, 2014 Hold on, let me make this clear. Cover Oregon is no more.
That’s under current conditions (keep the database, keep current vendor Oracle), at least according to the Deloitte Development report that the state of Oregon commissioned on how to get from under the horrible state exchange disaster inflicted on Oregon by Governor John Kitzhaber and his fellow Democrats. Reading the report, it looks like Deloitte’s recommendation … Continue reading Report: it will take $45M and almost two years to ‘fix’ Cover Oregon.
I dunno if ‘open question’ is the right term to use. Oracle Corp., the giant technology company at the center of the Cover Oregon controversy, has significantly downsized its army of software developers trying to salvage Oregon’s health insurance exchange website. What that means for the Oregon exchange — which has been plagued by bugs and remains largely unfinished — is … Continue reading Oracle abandoning Cover Oregon. #obamacare
Background: in February of 2013 the relevant players in the Cover Oregon Obamacare debacle – and they knew that it was a debacle, even then; the Democrat-controlled Oregon state government just forgot to tell anyone – had a rather emotionally intense meeting that produced, among other things*, a list of issues/action items/whatnot. And that’s important, … Continue reading *Somebody* at Cover Oregon will end up going to jail. #obamacare
“Any beacon you can hear. Six minutes! All hands, save yourselves, pick up your mates. Home on any beacon! Sauve qui* -”… I am not exaggerating: Oregon’s troubled health insurance exchange began robocalling applicants Friday, warning them that if they don’t receive enrollment confirmation by Monday, they should seek coverage elsewhere for Jan. 1. “If … Continue reading Cover Oregon: “SAUVE QUI PEUT! HOME! HOME! PICKUP AND HOME!” #obamacare
(Via Jim Geraghty) Why did it take them until September 28th to notice? [On Sept. 28, Cover Oregon’s team] had gathered on a Saturday for final testing of the state’s health insurance exchange. More than a website, it was a gateway to a new era of better, more affordable, more democratic health care. But their high … Continue reading Cover Oregon noticed that the site wasn’t ready on September 28th. #obamacare
‘By accident’ is not a valid excuse, by the way. What we can learn from this story about Cover Oregon – yes, it’s the exchange with the songs – and its operating methodology: Cover Oregon is still incapable of processing applications online. Anyone who mailed an application will have at least a month’s lag time … Continue reading Cover Oregon giving out people’s personal #obamacare information by accident.
NOTHING AT ALL. Oregon, a state that fully embraced the Affordable Care Act, is enduring one of the rockiest rollouts of President Back Obama’s signature health care law, with an inoperative online exchange that has yet to enroll a single subscriber, requiring thousands to apply on paper instead. Unlike most other states, Oregon set an … Continue reading Cover Oregon Watch: …yeah, well, there’s nothing to watch. NOTHING. #obamacare
