Although people trying to shop for health insurance on Louisiana’s new online marketplace continue to be stymied Thursday by computer glitches and long waits, two of the insurance companies selling policies through the federally run “Obamacare” website reported a small number of sales in the past couple of days.
In New Orleans, one of the organizations that aims to help sign up uninsured people during the open enrollment period reported that staff members remained unable to get past the initial screens on the website. This means Southern United Neighborhoods’ five “navigators” — staffers trained to guide people through the insurance purchasing process — have not yet seen exactly what plans are available.
While some states are operating their own websites, Louisiana residents, along with those in 35 other states, are all logging onto the website run by the federal health agency.
Insurance giant Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, which intends to sell marketplace policies in every parish, reported that the company received news of seven applications for policies overnight from the federal government.
Vantage Health Plan, a Monroe-based company, knew of five policies sold through the marketplace, a spokesman said Thursday morning.
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Hilarious. 12 policies sold and libs declare "victory"?