Failure: ObamaCare site to be out of service for 2 1/2 days

Last year President Obama claimed, wrongly of course, that signing up for ObamaCare would be as easy as buying a television on Amazon. 

But when was the last time Amazon.com was down? Has it ever been down?

As for ObamaCare, The Hill is reporting that the still dysfunctional web site will be down for two-and-a-half days beginning Saturday.

HealthCare.gov will be out of service for two and a half days beginning on Feb. 15 — the last day people can sign up to obtain coverage that begins on March 1.

The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services announced in a blog post on Monday that the ObamaCare website would be lacking some enrollment functionalities so the Social Security Administration can conduct its annual systems maintenance activities.

The site will be out of order from 3 p.m. on Feb. 15 until 5 a.m. on Tuesday — a period that coincides with the long holiday weekend.

Those seeking coverage by March 1 must have signed up online by Feb. 15, but with the website maintenance, those registering at the last minute won’t be able to find out what plans or subsidies they qualify for.

Failure.

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