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7. "Expect tech glitches when Obamacare launches Oct. 1"

Like I mentioned yesterday....

Expect tech glitches when Obamacare launches Oct. 1
NetworkWorld

Behind the scenes, a number of agencies, applications and data sources must swap information to keep the systems running.

“Homeland Security sends the citizenship information, IRS sends the income information, Social Security sends the Medicare eligibility information, and from the states you get the Medicaid eligibility,” says Charlene Frizzera, president of consulting firm CF Health Advisors.

The requirements for data security and privacy are particularly onerous. Yet even before the sites launch, problems are emerging:

• Final security testing of the federal data hub, which links to databases maintained by multiple agencies and containing sensitive personal information, isn’t slated to happen until Sept. 30, one day before the rollout. Lawmakers have raised significant concerns about the ability of the system to protect personal health records and other private information.

• The District of Columbia’s DC Health Link marketplace announced that it won’t deploy on Oct. 1 the function that makes new Medicaid eligibility determinations and calculates tax credits for purchase of private insurance “due to a high error rate discovered through extensive systems testing.” Other states have reported similar functional setbacks.

• The Associated Press is reporting that online enrollment for small businesses will be delayed and business owners initially will have to mail or fax their enrollment info.

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