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jrandom421

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11. Not what the headline says

Reply to IdaBriggs (Reply #10)

Wed Nov 13, 2013, 12:25 AM

Nov 2013

And it's misleading to say they fixed healthcare.gov, because they didn't. They only got an alternative to the Kaiser premium calculator. Now if they fixed the enrollment piece, then they deserve kudos, but they didn't.

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"Three Guys In Their 20s Fixed Healthcare.gov In A Matter Of Days (VIDEO)" [View all] IdaBriggs Nov 2013 OP

except they didn't. Schema Thing Nov 2013 #1

True. However, healthcare.gov should not have had all of those problems, with 3 years to debug Doctor_J Nov 2013 #2

agree totally Schema Thing Nov 2013 #5

Thanks for the link, Schema..... TheDebbieDee Nov 2013 #4

They should have bid on the contract. tridim Nov 2013 #3

You think competence has anything to do with getting such a contract? Fumesucker Nov 2013 #12

most commercial websites are *terrible* jobendorfer Nov 2013 #6

Well said AceWheeler Nov 2013 #8

I thought that was debunked already. n/t Dawgs Nov 2013 #7

Why aren't these guys billionaires? jrandom421 Nov 2013 #9

They are answering the question folks want answers to -- IdaBriggs Nov 2013 #10

Not what the headline says jrandom421 Nov 2013 #11

Maybe if they had three years and a boatload of cash they could have done a bit more? Fumesucker Nov 2013 #13