Federal Exchange Website Crashes During Sebelius Photo Op
Well, this is unfortunate:
The plagued federal health exchange website HealthCare.gov greeted President Barack Obama’s top health official with an embarrassing error message while on a trip promoting the Affordable Care Act in Miami on Tuesday.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius met with local Obamacare “navigators,” people tasked with helping consumers learn about their health care options, as they counseled South Florida residents who were attempting to enroll in the health marketplace at North Shore Medical Center, according to the Miami Herald.
When Sebelius approached one table, she found an uncooperative website.
“The screen says ‘I’m sorry, the system is temporarily down,” a reporter chimed in over Sebelius’ shoulder.
“Well that’s ok, it’ll come back,” said a navigator. “You know, that happens every day.”
Here’s the video:
Whoops.
Finagle’s corollary to Murphy’s Law:
About all that’s left for Kathleen to do is, tie that Website (for symbolic purposes a server will do) to the top of her station wagon (a Range Rover will do) and drive to Canada for a vacation.
(giggle)
I know–I know. I should be sobbing in my beer for this unfortunate fiasco all over again. But honestly–is this The Gang Who Couldn’t Shoot Straight or what?
Moral of the story: after you’ve blown up N rockets on the launch pad, you might want to be really, really sure that the next one will go up properly.
Revit…a CAD program…crashed on me twice today.
I guess that means Doug thinks we would be better off drafting by pencil and paper.
“Crashing” is a pretty apt analogy for the Obama Administration.
If this is a load related problem, not much Sebelius could do about it other than meet with the navigators at 4 AM.
And what tax will be exacted from you for not being able to get your CAD work done?
Do you continue to use the CAD program even though to get the drawing you’ll have to pay a lot of money and you didn’t want the drawing in the first place?
Does your CAD program ask for all your private details then crash and otherwise give you a feeling that your information isn’t secure?
Next year, you’ll see this:
@JKB:
We get it. You don’t understand what insurance is or how health insurance markets work.
@David M: . You don’t understand what insurance is or how health insurance markets work.
He apparently does better than the Obama administration does…
@JKB:
I understand that you are intellectually challenged…so I’ll go slow. Read carefully.
Just because a computer crashes does not mean the endeavor is a waste of time. Computers and websites crash. Regularly. In spite of crashing computers and websites are an integral part of the modern world. I know you find the modern world a big scary place. Many Republicans do.
Now pay close attention here…Obamacare is a very complex piece of health care reform legislation. It is not a computer or a website.
I know your irrational fears are making you very emotional. But it’s OK. Obamacare will cover your mental illness.
@Jenos Idanian #13:
Apparently you understand less than JKB.
@C. Clavin:
There’s no way to prove that one way or the other, as their willful ignorance prevents anything meaningful from being determined.
@C. Clavin: Does that CAD program help you find the points you’ve missed?
Maybe they should try upgrading from Windows 95 to XP.
@Tyrell: Cue all the jokes about Vista as being a virus of its own…
@john personna: true, but i doubt if that was the only time that day (or hour) that it crashed- seems to be an ongoing issue that nobody is to question.
Such a strawman…who is saying no one can question this…
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@bill:
Incredible that nobody has questioned these repeated problems – it must be a conspiracy.