THE SCANDAL OVER THE HEALTHCARE.GOV SITE...

Healthcare.gov second year open enrollment was not a disaster. While there was a few hiccups in this open enrollment, which started on Nov. 15 there has been no reports of issues that accompanied the 2013 Obamacare open enrollment. The first launch revealed severe problems with government contracting. A year later, the troubles are not over. It is now time for what developers call postmortem, which means determining, what went wrong, how it went wrong, and how to prevent it from occurring again. The website’s first launch was a disaster and had a smooth roll-out...

4 THINGS THE HEALTHCARE.GOV WEBSITE GOT ...

When the healthcare.gov website launched last year it was meet with several issues. Since then officials worked nonstop to improve the website and make it ready for the second open enrollment period. Nothing is prefect, but the Healthcare.gov website does get four things right. Responsive Design–25% of Americans who visited the old website did so by using their mobile devices, but the site could barely handle them. Now, the new website uses principles of responsive design to improve the mobile experience. Transparency–Meaning users are now able to see visual...

HEALTHCARE.GOV WEBSITE HAS IMPROVED BUT ...

The Department of Human and Health Services has announced that more than 100,000 Americans applied for coverage on the healthcare.gov website, and more than half a million Americans logged in. While the number of uninsured Americans continues to decrease many Americans remain dissatisfied with the Affordable Care Act. According to a poll, about the Affordable Care Act finds that half of Americans have negative feelings towards about ACA, however some Americans who enrolled in coverage through the marketplace are happy with their coverage. Meanwhile, with Congress now...

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT WEBSITE OPENS WITH A...

HealthCare.gov launched their second enrollment period under the Affordable Care Act on the 15th. It was meet with largely positive reviews, suffering from fewer log in jams and the frustration, which plagued consumers in 2013. Interviews with two dozen consumers, federal officials, and enrollment aides nationwide showed that many consumers were able to create accounts within minutes instead of hours or weeks it took in 2013. Many of the site’s users said they got quick assistance and enroll plans despite some waits at call centers and few enrollment snags. The...

GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO PROMOTE HEALTH.G...

The Obama administration is once again stressing the Affordable Care Act, website’s security measures to ensure the website will work during this years open enrollment. They said they have tested and retested the system, putting themselves through some stringent protocols to ensure that they are taking the steps needed to ensure consumers personal information stays private. Since last year’s disastrous launch of the website, officials have been working around clock to ensure this doesn’t happen again. Recent testing has showed that the website’s...