Obama Healthcare Error 834

Have you tried to apply for Obamacare only to wonder where your personal information goes? Health insurance carriers are being blamed for failing to issue policies but the problem originates with healthcare.gub and error 834.The idea that one-third of the enrollment records are flawed “doesn’t accurately reflect the picture of what’s happening right now,” White House senior communications adviser Tara Mc­Guinness said.“We’ve got a team of experts already working closely with issuers to make sure that every past and future 834 is accurate. We’re confident they’ll succeed,” Mc­Guin­ness said.Washington PostSo what is 834?  Is it some secret code? Does 834 require high level security clearance? Is 834 a complicated string of zero's and one's that only geeks can understand?The 834's are nightly enrollment forms sent to insurers to tell them who their new customers are.Oh . . . .And what about those times when the site won't let you in or advance?some consumers encountered a “queue,” a new feature intended for times when the site was too crowded. The feature limits the number of people on the site and notifies others by e-mail when it’s a better time to log in.That's a feature, not a bug.Wonder how many Amazon shoppers have been told to take a number and come back later [NB: On CyberMonday they managed to process over 4 million items, no "834's"]?On Monday, Julie Bataille, a spokeswoman for CMS, recommended that insurance seekers who choos...
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