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HuffPo: Obamacare rollout has been a complete disaster.

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by bigtexxx, Oct 18, 2013.

  1. tim562

    tim562 Contributing Member

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    You sure right. Anybody who doesn't even put partial blame on the insurance companies knows nothing about the topic at hand.
     
  2. bigtexxx

    bigtexxx Contributing Member

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    hahahaha right

    Obama bungled this one from the start

    What's sad was that it was supposed to be his "signature achievement". Now he has nothing.
     
  3. mc mark

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>1 million visits to <a href="http://t.co/vQ74UBBs7F">http://t.co/vQ74UBBs7F</a> yesterday. Site stable, faster for users.</p>&mdash; HealthCare.gov (@HealthCareGov) <a href="https://twitter.com/HealthCareGov/statuses/407877028084342784">December 3, 2013</a></blockquote>
    <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
     
  4. bigtexxx

    bigtexxx Contributing Member

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    ^

    so now we're back to the late 90s when page clicks mattered?
     
  5. otis thorpe

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    Thanks. The web designers actually predicted this improvement. They modeled it after the romneycare roll out
     
  6. mc mark

    mc mark Contributing Member

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    What will you whine about now that the site is working?
     
  7. Northside Storm

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    healthcare.gov isn't a for-profit platform, it makes sense to demonstrate that the conversion funnel is healthy at the top, so that you can extrapolate and anticipate conversions downwards.

    [​IMG]

    and maybe there is another web bubble in the makes, but growth figures on site visits (though more importantly engagement) are what drive the majority of the valuation of consumer-facing web enterprises that generate little to no revenue (think Snapchat, Quora, and Medium)
     
  8. otis thorpe

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    A winning issue for them in 2014 lol
     
  9. mc mark

    mc mark Contributing Member

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    It's going to be fun watching the GOP try and convince their constituents that, as a country, we must.

    - Kick kids off their family healthcare plans;
    - Drop consumers for having a pre-existing conditions;
    - Refuse to cover preventive care for those with plans;
    - Charge women more than men for similar coverage;
    - Cancel coverage just for getting sick;
    - Insurance companies could even overcharge consumers just to boost their profits;
     
  10. YaosDirtyStache

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    I actually wish we had socialism style healthcare where EVERYONE gets healthcare EXCEPT BigTexxx.

    That would be my dream.
     
  11. tallanvor

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    a) it is telling that you call a 26 yr old a kid b) the government never kicked 'kids' off their parents plan. Not sure where you got that idea.

    GOP offered plans for this. Patients' Choice Act for example.

    why do you view that as an issue? Men on average need to eat more than women. Does the government need to deal with this? Should women be forced to pay more than they need to for food to compensate for this fact?

    Coverages weren't canceled because people got sick. Coverages may have been cancelled because people didn't understand the contract they signed.

    and consumers could just get health insurance somewhere else. A shock to you I am sure.

    what improvement?
     
  12. FranchiseBlade

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    This shows a lack of understanding regarding what Republicans have proposed, and the state of insurance prior to the ACA.
     
  13. mc mark

    mc mark Contributing Member

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    That's some winning messages right there folks! You run with that Doc.
     
  14. tallanvor

    tallanvor Contributing Member

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    you didn't respond to any of your incorrect information or anything for that matter. You just shat the bed and walked away.
     
  15. mc mark

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    Go away troll
     
  16. Air Langhi

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    http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...ace-obamacare-it-looked-a-lot-like-obamacare/

    You should read that article.
     
  17. tallanvor

    tallanvor Contributing Member

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    another well thought-out counter-argument mark. You are a blessing to this forum of discussion and debate.

    As far as the website 'working' (its not and webhits have nothing to do with functionality), the security is still a non-existent on the site making it illogical to use and the focus has always been on the broken promises of getting to keep your health insurance and doctors.
     
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    CMS October Medicaid Report

    Nearly 1.5 million Americans have enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program since the state Obamacare marketplaces went live on Oct. 1, according to a new report released Tuesday.
     
  20. mc mark

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    TRAINWRECK, TRAINWRECK, TRAINWRECK!

    Keep dem talking points comin’ Doc.

    The GOP's Three-Headed Obamacare PR Monster

    - It's a trainwreck.
    - The president broke his promises.
    - Democrats are running away from it.

    Meanwhile in the real world...

    The Truth Is Obamacare Is Working

    Bad News Republicans, Obamacare is Working as 100,000 People Signed Up Last Month
     

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