Former Microsoft Exec To Lead HealthCare.gov

Antipater writes "NBCNews reports that Kurt DelBene, former head of Microsoft's Office division, will take over operations of Healthcare.gov on Wednesday. DelBene will replace Jeffrey Zients, who stepped in to lead the team fixing the health insurance website when it crashed and burned on its Oct. 1 launch. Zients is set to take over next month as senior White House economic adviser from Gene Sperling.'"

Polilitical Link

[jasnw]

He is the spouse (husband, I assume) of Congressperson Karen DelBene (D-WA), also an ex-MS person.

Re:Polilitical Link

[DrData99]

Close. It's Suzan DelBene.http://delbene.house.gov/ [house.gov]

Re:New meaning to blue screen of death?

[roc97007]

> Those who complained about their canceled plans actually got better plans - less cost and more coverage.

Um, really? We didn't. Our plans (wife and I) were canceled because the company didn't want to pay the cadillac tax. For a replacement, we get higher cost, and much higher deductible. The strategy, as I understand it, is that you are supposed to live off your FSA for the first five months or so before your coverage actually starts paying for stuff. This is a definition of "better plans" of which I am unaware.

Re:Looks Like You're Trying to Sign Up for Obamaca

[Chalnoth]

Would you Like to:

• [N/A] Keep your existing health plan?
• [ ] Automatically get shunted into Medicaid?
• [ ] Pay through the nose for a plan with a higher deductible, a higher co-pay, and higher monthly fees?
• [ ] Appeal your death panel ruling?

Correct version of the above:

Would you like to:

• [N/A] Keep your existing health plan?
• [ ] Eliminate your monthly premiums and pay lower out-of-pocket bills via Medicaid (now available for millions more Americans)?
• [ ] Pay less for a plan which covers more and has limits on the amount you pay, instead of limits on the amount insurance pays?
• [ ] Make so much money that you can afford to pay a little bit more?

There is no corresponding correction to "death panels" because those are imaginary.

Re:New meaning to blue screen of death?

[mspohr]

So... blame your cheapass company for dropping your insurance coverage.
They didn't have to buy you a "cadillac" policy... they could have bought you a regular policy but they are using the "blame it on Obamacare" excuse for screwing you.