{"id":4158,"date":"2013-10-14T18:32:04","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T23:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the19thfloor.net\/?p=4158"},"modified":"2013-10-14T13:35:03","modified_gmt":"2013-10-14T18:35:03","slug":"failure-to-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the19thfloor.net\/?p=4158","title":{"rendered":"Failure To Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ezra Klein calls the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/wonkblog\/wp\/2013\/10\/14\/five-thoughts-on-the-obamacare-disaster\/\">launch of Obamacare a failure<\/a>. It\u2019s difficult to dispute that assessment, at least in regards to the federal insurance exchange. The <i>Times<\/i> ran a great article detailing the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/10\/13\/us\/politics\/from-the-start-signs-of-trouble-at-health-portal.html?src=me&amp;pagewanted=all\">various missteps behind the failed launch<\/a>. It\u2019s a discouraging but familiar story involving miscommunication, lack of resources and accountability, and political hedging. Things are going <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/10\/09\/us\/politics\/uninsured-find-more-success-via-health-exchanges-run-by-states.html\">somewhat better in the states operating their own exchanges<\/a> where they can respond more nimbly to technical issues.<\/p>\n<p>The feds need to fix these problems and hold the appropriate people accountable. But it\u2019s worth pointing out that the fierce opposition to the ACA likely contributed to its rocky implementation. The administration didn\u2019t plan on creating an exchange for 36 states, but the political circumstances gave them no choice. It doesn\u2019t excuse the massive implementation failures, but it does provide context.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s still time to fix these issues. The administration can\u2019t afford to dither, though. People already have a shaky trust in the government and screw-ups like this only weaken that trust further.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ezra Klein calls the launch of Obamacare a failure. It\u2019s difficult to dispute that assessment, at least in regards to the federal insurance exchange. The Times ran a great article detailing the various missteps behind the failed launch. It\u2019s a discouraging but familiar story involving miscommunication, lack of resources and accountability, and political hedging. 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