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Louie Gohmert: In information that came out after close of business yesterday, there was a report from CNBC about the 99 percent of…

On the recordOctober 5, 2013
In information that came out after close of business yesterday, there was a report from CNBC about the 99 percent of ObamaCare applications that hit a wall. This report said: As few as 1 in 100 applications on the Federal exchange contains enough information to enroll the applicant in a plan, several insurance industry sources told CNBC on Friday. Some of the problems involve how the exchange's software collects and verifies an applicant's data. ``It is extraordinary that these systems weren't ready,'' said Sumit Nijhawan, CEO of Infogix, which handles data integrity issues for many major insurers including WellPoint and Cigna, as well as, multiple Blue Cross/Blue Shield affiliates. Experts said that if Healthcare.gov's success rate doesn't improve within the next month or so, Federal officials could face a situation in January in which relatively large numbers of people believe they have coverage starting that month, but whose enrollment applications have not been processed. ``It could be public relations nightmare,'' said Nijhawan. Insurers have told his company that just 1 in 100 enrollment applicants being sent from the Federal marketplace have provided sufficient verified information. The article goes on: One insurer reported a better, but still stunningly low, rate of enrollment applications containing enough data to process for coverage. ``It's about half of what we've received,'' a source at that insurer said.…
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Louie Gohmert
Republican · Texas
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Oct 5, 2013

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