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When Will Obamacare be Ready for Prime Time?

Was the White House overconfident? Why didn't it listen to friendly warnings from experienced sources? Now, consumers are frustrated by computer glitches in some of the 36 states where the federal government set up insurance exchanges last week to implement the Affordable Care Act.

By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Was the White House overconfident? Why didn't it listen to friendly warnings from experienced sources? Now, consumers are frustrated by computer glitches in some of the 36 states where the federal government set up insurance exchanges last week to implement the Affordable Care Act. Can the problems be fixed before they do long term damage to an already controversial program?

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Sonya Geis
Senior Managing Editor
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Kerry Cavanaugh
editorial writer at the Los Angeles Times
Juliet Eilperin
senior national affairs correspondent for The Washington Post
Jyoti Bansal
AppDynamics
Bryce Williams
Towers Watson's Exchange Solutions

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When Will Obamacare be Ready for Prime Time?

Was the White House overconfident? Why didn't it listen to friendly warnings from experienced sources? Now, consumers are frustrated by computer glitches in some of the 36 states where the federal government set up insurance exchanges last week to implement the Affordable Care Act.

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When Will Obamacare be Ready for Prime Time?

Was the White House overconfident? Why didn't it listen to friendly warnings from experienced sources? Now, consumers are frustrated by computer glitches in some of the 36 states where the federal government set up insurance exchanges last week to implement the Affordable Care Act.

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