You put up with CRAPPY iOS 7. You can put up with Obamacare too, says prez

I don't know what they are complaining about

They waited 200+ years for some kind of universal health care system. Surely another few hours on a website isn't that bad?

This is interesting.....

Not.

Local politics is for locals.

It's kind of easy to explain.

Some citizens were programmed by their parents to be racist, some are programmed to be happy with being ignorant. (the former were programmed with both, sadly).

Mix in that the U.S. has an education and critical thinking problem. (from not placing those high on the funding list)

Some issues are brought about by religion encroaching into politics (and the absolutes it brings).

Add in the fact that most politicians think they are corporately sponsored Professional Wrestlers. "We're not going let them win, we're going to beat back those commie pinkos, Emurka! (brought to you buy Carl's Jr.)"

You mix greedy ignorant grand-standers that are sure they are absolutely right, and you get the nightmare you see unfolding. (don't even ask were the money comes from that funds them, that's a whole other thing)

So...

What does Obama get out of name-dropping Apple like that? Are they sponsoring healthcare in some way? It's bizarre. Problems with iOS7? I have no idea what that even means. Obviously it's the latest Apple OS, but for what? Seriously, I don't know, I don't use them. How many people think the same? What the fuck is happening when a president tries to explain something to the nation that half of them can't afford or even know exists? Seriously, What The Fuck?

living here for a while

and being from a pinko-commie-socialist-facist ally namely the uk I seem to have noticed a few things.

A lot of us out here ( the us meaning Americans, since I am one now) have the attitude of "I got mine forget you" which is part of this whole shebang.

I have health insurance, I do not need it (yet) so ACA does not really bother me, so therefore it is just tough bananas if you do not have your own insurance, maybe you should get a job that has it.

At least that's sort of the way it seems, those who have are shouting the loudest because they think those who have not, or cannot afford, should not a get a free ride on their dime.

The chances are these people already have insurance, and do not think about it, they have theirs...

Many never knew the massive limitations on the whole private insurance system, limited coverage, denied claims ( yes I suppose with the right spin, they could be called death panels, but it is private so it because loss prevention or limited risk or something) the private companies love someone like me young enough, healthy only time I see a doctor is on TV etc.. my insurance is dutifully removed from my paycheck etc...

They hate...my wife, a type 1 diabetic and my daughter... a type 1 diabetic

damn them! they are sick

however, given the amount I pay per month and the amount the insurance pays out, they are still in the black.

sad really.

not everyone is like that of course, but a lot of the people I work with are ( these are, interestingly people with what could be considered a deniable pre existing condition too though workplace insurance cannot refuse coverage only private... well now they can't do that either!

as for costs... yes medical malpractice lawsuits need to be reigned in a lot. Human + sharp things + induced coma + big holes in body are generally a recipe for things to go wrong every now and then.

but the cost of education also has a part to play... doctors that come out of school with debts that would buy a nice house and car.

we need multiple area reform to get the whole system working better, however I feel there are too many people with a piece of the pie that prevents things from moving anywhere but in their favour.

Huge difference

iOS7 presumably ultimately does what it's supposed to in spite of the bugs. With Obamacare that's not the case. I know people who couldn't afford health insurance before. Guess what? They still can't, only now they have a choice between a tax penalty (that they can't afford) and high deductible health insurance (that they can't afford) which actually ends up costing them more than if they had no insurance at all. Doctors charge you significantly more if you have insurance and the deductibles that these people can get are so high that they're actually more than the lower rate the doctors would be charging them if they had no insurance.

Maybe by 2016 when Obamacare is in full swing the problems will be worked out, but until then the people in income brackets low enough to not be able to afford insurance before (you know, the ones its supposed to be helping?) are just screwed.

Wait for it!!

All this health "service", we will have a lack of MDs (my wife is one!). Then they will institute wait times for "services".

I suspect that there will be waits of about 9 months for pre-natal care coming soon.

Something to remember: "Life is a terminal disease!".

Non political observation from a web developer

The main website http://www.healthcare.gov has five good design points, and five not so good.

Good News:

1. Most states ignored creating their own "exchanges" (i.e., marketplaces, aka "shops", aka websites) First question is what state do you reside in, and either told to stay put or click away to the state website. Not an automatic re-direct, but ok.

2. A few basic questions, such as age or current insurance status, result in static pages to explain if you even need to look further on the exchange. Example, a 65+ user will be told to use Medicare and buzz off.

3. Static HTML is served up very quickly, most likely through DCN edge servers.

4. Clean overall layout and adaptive design; also works on phones.

5. Cute girl photo on the home page.

Bad News:

1. Assumption that 30 million uninsured potential buyers know how to purchase on the web.

2. Assumption that remaining 150 to 200 million adults won't visit the website out of curiosity.

3. Assumption that millions of El Reg readers don't want to see the home page hottie.

4. Failure to design to auto-provision for scaling out. Most, if not all of the delay is currently caused by waiting for the signup page to display. Presumably those who are getting enrolled are overpowering the database servers. Or the site is undergoing a massive, unintentional denial of service attack.

5. Basic design flaw in asking for signup (requiring database i/o) before displaying the inventory of private insurance plans to choose from. Like Amazon requiring you to provide credit card info before searching for books. Part of this is caused by need to present insurance plan lists based on state, county, age, single or family, all of which effect the premium / annual deductible options.

All in all, not bad for only having three+ years to design an e-commerce site referral site.

What about The Poor? Open free clinics. Limit the care, no heart bypasses, no liver or kidney transplants.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness

I don't see anywhere in the Declaration of Independence that Thomas Jefferson said, "but only if you're rich"

Repulicans deny Evolution

But they believe in the "survival of the fittest" (healthiest), a form of natural selection.

same bad idea

The USA's health-care system is in the sh*thole it's in precisely *BECAUSE* of government regulation and intervention. So since Government itself caused the problem, what have they presented as the solution?? Why, even MORE government regulation and micromanagement. Because, after all, they haven't *nearly* f*cked you over enough.