Trump Will Shut Obamacare Site During Open Enrollment

[RandySF]

The shutdown will occur from midnight until noon every Sunday except Dec. 10.

The Department of Health and Human Services will also shut down the federal exchange -- healthcare.gov -- overnight on the first day of open enrollment, Nov. 1. More than three dozen states use that exchange for their marketplaces.


HHS officials disclosed this information Friday during a webinar with community groups that help people enroll in Obamacare.

Outages occurred under the Obama administration, as well, but they weren't as frequent. Typically, the online enrollment system was only shut down for a few hours at a time and it was much less frequent than once a week, former officials said.

"There is just a really big question as to why this is happening," said Lori Lodes, former CMS communications director.


http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/22/news/economy/obamacare-open-enrollment/index.html

[louis-t]

1. I have no "really big question" why it's happening.

GOP are assholes. They seem to agree with Grassley that it "must be done cuz we promised". Damn the consequences.

[Thomas Hurt]

2. It is no longer Obamacare, Trump has gotten his grubby little hands on it, it has been violated.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. That means enrollment by both online and tollfree number.

Question: Could a lawsuit be made preliminarily or as an emergency order to show cause to stop the shutdown(s) as the federal government would be interfering to prevent citizens from obeying the law (ACA)?

Specifically, the ACA says that every American needs health insurance coverage and there is a narrow window to enroll every year. By removing a total 48 hours (2 days), that would prevent a certain number of enrollees from their goal, especially as those two days have not been returned as an extension for enrolling.

[world wide wally]

4. He doesn't give a shit about the law, ethics or people

That is all

[Nitram]

5. There is a special place reserved for Trump in Hell.

[3catwoman3]

6. May he be there...

...soon.

[RandySF]

7. That's where he was spawned.

[dalton99a]

8. He's hell bent on destroying Obamacare no matter what