If you think the only internet troubles with the Obama health law are on the federal exchange at healthcare.gov, think again.
The state of Oregon continues to struggle with problems on its "Cover Oregon" internet health exchange site, as the Democratic Governor of that state says 100 people will be hired to process paper applications because the web site's enrollment capabilities still aren't working.
Not only that, but a web page that looks to be from inside the Cover Oregon site - tweeted out by the health exchange on Friday - indicates that only one internet browser will work to submit data for a health insurance application in the Beaver State.
"This online application is built and tested for use with Internet Explorer. Using other browsers may cause the form to not work properly," the web page states.
"The "submit" button does not work when used with the Macintosh Safari or Google Chrome browsers," adding that Ipads and mobile devices also don't work.
Also, the warnings on this page say that once you begin the application process, you only have three hours to complete it - over that, and your information is lost.
So far, the Cover Oregon web site has not been able to process any electronic applications for health insurance coverage.
Here is the full web page that can be found at the Cover Oregon web site:
If you think the only internet troubles with the Obama health law are on the federal exchange at healthcare.gov, think again. The state of Oregon continues to struggle with problems on its "Cover Oregon" internet health exchange site, as the Democratic Governor of that state says 100 people will be ...
