Monterey, CA Health Care Reform Web Site On The Mend

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There have been terrible stories in the press about the Affordable Care Act (Health Care Reform) and the truth is, demand was so high for insurance that the government web site www.healthcare.gov was not designed for the volume and essentially has been shutting down.  The good news is that California has had the highest enrollment rate of any other state for Medicare recipients (called Medi-Cal, in California).  Eventually, I think that the system will work.  There are 48 million Americans with no health insurance, that's a huge number.  House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Isaa (Republican, California) told USA Today that "This was a monumental mistake to go live and effectively explode on the launch pad."  He has a point, however, we have gone through a great recession and we just do not have money to spend on new initiatives.  So, while I agree with his points, there is not a great solution other than diverting more funds to this program.  President Barack Obama has a number of high profile consultants so hopefully the web site will be on track soon.