Even if website works, Obamacare could see trouble ahead

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Even if website works, Obamacare could see trouble ahead

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/even-health-website-works-obamacare-could-see-trouble-184428635--sector.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kOmu_rJSjamU3K22dYlmjQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-11-27T184428Z_1_CBRE9AQ1G2800_RTROPTP_2_USA-HEALTHCARE-TECHNOLOGY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A busy screen is shown on the laptop of a Certified Application Counselor as he attempted to enroll an interested person for Affordable Care Act insurance in Miami" align="left" title="A busy screen is shown on the laptop of a Certified Application Counselor as he attempted to enroll an interested person for Affordable Care Act insurance in Miami" border="0" /></a>By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration says it is on target to make its problematic health insurance website work smoothly for the &quot;vast majority&quot; of users by this weekend, but some Americans who want coverage by January 1 may not be able to get it - even if they successfully navigate the portal and sign up for a plan. The problem, according to insurance industry officials and other specialists, is that the administration is behind schedule in building a computer program needed to help insurers verify the names, insurance plan choices and other details of those who sign up for health coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. The computer program - which administration officials acknowledge will not be finished until sometime next year - is among several crucial pieces of administrative technology the government is devising to serve new online healthcare marketplaces that allow people to purchase subsidized private health insurance or join the Medicaid program for the poor in all 50 states.</p><br clear="all"/>

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