I slept pretty well last night ... (X-Posted to the BOG)
Hours before retiring, I was on a conference call that resulted in my receiving a call from one of the participants. I am very close to someone with whom she is very close
we met more than 35 years ago, but had not been in direct contact in probably 10 years. As we chatted about our lives
filling in the gaps of what we knew from our mutual friend
she indicated that she is employed by a very large insurance provider. This led us to discuss the future of the ACA. I related to her that I think the ACA is a good and necessary, but imperfect thing; but confessed I am concerned about the beating its been taking, as of late.
What she told me, lifted my spirits
She said that the talk from her big wigs is: This November 30th (ACA website) fix date is a lock, and she stated that her companys recent resource shifts seem to support an anticipation of increased volume. Specifically, there have been VP-level demands for budgetary give backs from everywhere, except customer services and marketing.
She, further, stated that another person in our circle (that I only know about, but have never met) that works as a Media Consultant, developing and managing large-scale campaigns, had told her that he had heard for the past week and a half, that there have been quiet asks for promotional ideas centered around a tarnished product that will be rolled out anew.
The specific concern being, although the product has been completely re-worked, they know that it will be met with, not only skepticism; but
out-right false claims, on top of the normal glitches that every business experiences (mostly user error), that will be used to discredit the product.
She ended the call with: (1SBM)
of all the things to worry about in our lives, I dont think the ACA will be one of them.
{I realize the above report, raises all the key internet Yeah Right! red flags, as it absolutely IS a I heard from someone that someone told them that
story, that is the hall-mark of internet gossip; but never the less, I slept well last night.