As of 9:30 am, 24K people visited #kynect to browse healthcare options & 1,000 applications have already been processed @kynectky #ACA
— Steve Beshear (@GovSteveBeshear) October 1, 2013
1 million visit http://t.co/v1f3Ukk4lz in last day. 5x more users than ever on http://t.co/4fTvbIikCg at once. Millions want to #GetCovered
— David Simas (@Simas44) October 1, 2013
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
One of my friends said that he has been trying use the new marketplace, but system overload. "Which means people are using it!" #ACA
— Nina B. (@onlynina) October 1, 2013
UPDATE: The Hill reports that Healthcare.Gov has logged 1 million visits today. Sam Baker also writes that California and Connecticut had reported successful enrollments by noon, but other states had taken parts of their systems offline, including Maryland.
A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Of course, the number that really matters is how many people successfully signed up for a policy.
There is nothing official yet, but a few early comments on the health insurance exchanges show both good and bad news: lots of people are trying to sign up, but the system — at least the federal one – is not working well (as many predicted).
One health industry professional reported on his experience with trying – and failing – to apply for insurance on the federal exchange:
I was up and ready to try the new healthcare exchanges at HealthCare.gov this morning. While it started well with a nice GUI (graphic user interface), it went downhill from there.
Once I got in, it was busy so I had to hold.
Then, when I tried to create a username and followed the directions, it wouldn’t accept my username.
And, finally, when I got through it all, it wouldn’t accept who I was to let me proceed.
…this won’t reflect badly on the plans because I can’t even get far enough into the process to see what plans participate.
George Van Antwerp is the general manager of Pharmacy Solutions at Silverlink Communications and previously was a senior director at Express Scripts. He writes at the blog Enabling Healthy Decisions.
