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I'm British, so bare with me with these questions.. Do people have any time between the 43 days of availability to pick their planned coverage plan? That soun

I'm British, so bare with me with these questions.. Do people have any time between the 43 days of availability to pick their planned coverage plan? That sounds fair? ------ Political Comments: I've tried to keep up to speed with the numerous Reddit threads[1], but from my understanding, even if the GOP are trying to sabotage the signup, this is just par for the course when it comes to GOP tactics to get their own way... but surely people can plan accordingly and still sign up? ------ Tech Comments: 12 hours maintenance, every single weekend?! What the heck.. are they literally pulling out tape disks from production servers? None of this adds up. [1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/71w94m/heathcaregov_to_go_down_for_maintenance_during/ https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/71w94m/heathcareg...

mikeash 9y ago
This is not an insurmountable obstacle, but it will make it harder for many people, and anything that makes it harder will result in fewer people actually signing up.
- MBCook 9y ago
  Right. Why not 7pm to 7am Tuesdays and Thursdays? Even if this maintenance is somehow necessary and would take that long they seem to have chosen one of the most inopportune times to do it.
- drewmol 9y ago
  I was reading through some of the Twitter outrage, and the only comment alleging significance of that particular time period that stuck out to me was: it coincides with many religious organizations typical gathering times. It would be interesting to see the enrollment numbers/day&hour from previous years. I know there are a lot of churches/faith based organizations that offer volunteers to help people with enrollment.
  - maxerickson 9y ago
    Yeah, some historical data would really help show how much impact this can be expected to have. I guess if churches are organized enough to be helping people sign up, they will be organized enough to do it at noon. Doesn't make any sense to disrupt them doing it earlier though.
- noobermin 9y ago
  Just like voting lines and shutting down polling stations, it's all about tilting the numbers in their favor. Modus operandi for the GOP.
gok 9y ago
> Do people have any time between the 43 days of availability to pick their planned coverage plan? Not sure I fully understand the question, but there are many exceptions to the open enrollment period. You can re-enroll if you change jobs, get married, have a child, move, lose your insurance, or a few other situations. Medicaid and CHIP are open all year long, as is short term health insurance.
andrew-lucker 9y ago
I used to do development for a company with mainly government clients. The director of Operations (devops), had a policy of taking down the site every week for "maintenance" because it makes the customers trust you more. It's like the story of the janitors that were too good: the executives decide that the office is clean enough, so they cut the budget and then everythings a mess... that's just how bureaucracy works at the high level.

mikeash 9y ago

This is not an insurmountable obstacle, but it will make it harder for many people, and anything that makes it harder will result in fewer people actually signing up.

MBCook 9y ago
Right. Why not 7pm to 7am Tuesdays and Thursdays? Even if this maintenance is somehow necessary and would take that long they seem to have chosen one of the most inopportune times to do it.
drewmol 9y ago
I was reading through some of the Twitter outrage, and the only comment alleging significance of that particular time period that stuck out to me was: it coincides with many religious organizations typical gathering times. It would be interesting to see the enrollment numbers/day&hour from previous years. I know there are a lot of churches/faith based organizations that offer volunteers to help people with enrollment.
- maxerickson 9y ago
  Yeah, some historical data would really help show how much impact this can be expected to have. I guess if churches are organized enough to be helping people sign up, they will be organized enough to do it at noon. Doesn't make any sense to disrupt them doing it earlier though.
noobermin 9y ago
Just like voting lines and shutting down polling stations, it's all about tilting the numbers in their favor. Modus operandi for the GOP.

gok 9y ago

> Do people have any time between the 43 days of availability to pick their planned coverage plan? Not sure I fully understand the question, but there are many exceptions to the open enrollment period. You can re-enroll if you change jobs, get married, have a child, move, lose your insurance, or a few other situations. Medicaid and CHIP are open all year long, as is short term health insurance.

andrew-lucker 9y ago

I used to do development for a company with mainly government clients. The director of Operations (devops), had a policy of taking down the site every week for "maintenance" because it makes the customers trust you more. It's like the story of the janitors that were too good: the executives decide that the office is clean enough, so they cut the budget and then everythings a mess... that's just how bureaucracy works at the high level.