Let’s see ….
The original ObamaCare law said that an insurance applicant’s eligibility should be verified before they’re granted a Federal premium subsidy.
Sounds easy enough.
But then, out of the blue, President Obama modifies the law on-the-fly with an Executive Order to fugetaboutit..
You know, just go by the honor system.
Hmmm.
Anybody remember the “liar loans” that played a central role in the financial crisis?
Then the budget brouhaha gets settled by reinstating the original law’s requirement that an applicant’s eligibility be verified before a subsidy is granted.
Essentially, eligibility is based on income.
Which led my wife to ask me a question that cuts to the core of the ObamaCare systems issue.
- Important tech note: It is a “systems issue” and not a “web site issue” as the media likes to call it. That’s significant, because it’s relatively easy to fix a web site issue with code tweaks … a systems issue is much more challenging … especially if the “system” consists of a bunch of decades-old “batch-based” legacy systems that are cobbled together and asked to operate in real-time.
My wife’s question: “Why is verifying income so hard?
If people have to submit their Social Security numbers when applying for ObamaCare, can’t they just ask the the IRS system how much income the people make ?”
Good question.
But, a question that opens up a veritable Pandora’s box. …
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