Technical architects of the health insurance exchanges, scrambling to finish work before their go-live date Oct. 1, fear the online health insurance exchanges will be prone to some growing pains in their early days, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Far more complicated than the price-comparing travel websites they are often compared to, the exchanges must connect federal, state, local and private databases to screen patients for subsidy eligibility, according to the report.
Changes to federal requirements for the exchanges have caused further delays, such as a shortened application released by HHS after an initial version was criticized by many as too long.
Some hiccups cited in the report include Medicare's launch of Part D prescription drug coverage, in which the online enrollment program was prone to some errors, including enrolling beneficiaries on multiple plans or deducting too much from seniors' Social Security checks.
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Far more complicated than the price-comparing travel websites they are often compared to, the exchanges must connect federal, state, local and private databases to screen patients for subsidy eligibility, according to the report.
Changes to federal requirements for the exchanges have caused further delays, such as a shortened application released by HHS after an initial version was criticized by many as too long.
Some hiccups cited in the report include Medicare's launch of Part D prescription drug coverage, in which the online enrollment program was prone to some errors, including enrolling beneficiaries on multiple plans or deducting too much from seniors' Social Security checks.
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