Some additional thoughts on this past week

I share Bill's frustration, which is why I've been noodling two areas of concern regarding the current state of the train-wreck:First: while all the oxygen in the room is currently being sucked out by the disastrous roll-out of Healthcare.gov and the world-class ineptitude of the administration vis the "keep your plan fix," I believe that the real nightmare is still under the radar.Last night, I had the privilege of sharing a meal with three very accomplished, very experienced IT infrastructure nerds experts. As one might expect , the talk eventually turned to the HC.gov debacle. I opined that "we ain't seen nuthin' yet;" that the real problem is that, once the site is "functional," the data hub which drives it must then deal with this challenge: reaching out to, communicating with, and accessing data from DHS, HHS, Social Security, the IRS and other agencies which will presumably confirm that the applicant is a citizen, eligible for a subsidy, etc.None of these agencies have the same computer or operating systems, nor is their data likely to be compatible. Unlike Mr Spock's Federation, there's no Universal Translator to help them put this all together. So, even if they're able to get the front-end "fixed" (any takers on that bet?), don't count on this ship sailing.Second: All this talk of the President "summoning" health insurance executives to the Oval Office for a pow-wow (after his ill-advised ad clumsy attempt at a "fix" for his broken promise) is a waste of time, both h...
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