Word is out today that the federal government has called in Verizon as a contractor to try to fix the failed Obamacare exchange website. The choice is a strange one since Verizon is not a company known for its website development. So what is really going on? I have given it much thought and have come up with these possibilities.
1. Verizon is basically a phone company. That means that people across America already don't like it. Think about it. When is the last time someone told you about the great experience they had in dealing with their phone carrier? By bringing in Verizon, president Obama now has a good target he can use when he tries to shift the blame for the continuing failure of the exchanges.
2. Obama wants the phone support system to become just as bad as the website. Anyone who knows anything about calling Verizon knows that it is a horrible experience. Who better to change the phone system to one that calls for entering numbers into a phone system which then ignores them?
3. Maybe the plan is to sell insurance only in bundles. You know, you get your insurance in a triple play. Of course, with insurance, the triple play results in three outs and you're done for the inning.
4. Verizon is going to start having a health plan which is to be used only on a cell phone. You know, there will be an app which you hit on your smartphone and it gives you a prescription for something random. It will be very inexpensive, but it won't cure anything unless you happen to hit the right prescription.
5. Verizon is going to change the system for getting appointments with doctors. Instead of having fixed times, the new Verizon system will only specify the day. Patients will need to show up and wait until the doctor happens to decide to see them. Anyone who ever had a Verizon repairman come to his or her home knows this system really well.
6. Most likely, though, someone at the White House picked up his or her smartphone when the website failure became clear and looked for "site repair services." An ad for Verizon cell phone service came up and the White House staffer clicked on it. The rest is history.
1. Verizon is basically a phone company. That means that people across America already don't like it. Think about it. When is the last time someone told you about the great experience they had in dealing with their phone carrier? By bringing in Verizon, president Obama now has a good target he can use when he tries to shift the blame for the continuing failure of the exchanges.
2. Obama wants the phone support system to become just as bad as the website. Anyone who knows anything about calling Verizon knows that it is a horrible experience. Who better to change the phone system to one that calls for entering numbers into a phone system which then ignores them?
3. Maybe the plan is to sell insurance only in bundles. You know, you get your insurance in a triple play. Of course, with insurance, the triple play results in three outs and you're done for the inning.
4. Verizon is going to start having a health plan which is to be used only on a cell phone. You know, there will be an app which you hit on your smartphone and it gives you a prescription for something random. It will be very inexpensive, but it won't cure anything unless you happen to hit the right prescription.
5. Verizon is going to change the system for getting appointments with doctors. Instead of having fixed times, the new Verizon system will only specify the day. Patients will need to show up and wait until the doctor happens to decide to see them. Anyone who ever had a Verizon repairman come to his or her home knows this system really well.
6. Most likely, though, someone at the White House picked up his or her smartphone when the website failure became clear and looked for "site repair services." An ad for Verizon cell phone service came up and the White House staffer clicked on it. The rest is history.
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