Officials Say Federal Government’s Transfer System for Medicaid Applications Has Not Been Adequately Tested
Starting Nov. 1, the Affordable Care Act's federal health insurance exchange will start transferring Medicaid applications to state agencies, but some officials warn the transfer system has not been adequately tested. Under the original plan, HealthCare.gov was expected to send the applications beginning Oct. 1 -- as part of the Medicaid expansion and open enrollment process -- but that date was pushed back because of technical difficulties on the website.
- "Medicaid Could Be the Next Headache for Obamacare" (Cheney, Politico, 10/24).