Three programmers in their 20’s WHIP the entire federal govt in Obamacare pricing IN TWO DAYS

Wondering about comparative pricing without wanting to potentially duplicate the month long schlep of frustration I did?

Want ACCURATE pricing?

GO HERE

This is an incredible demonstration of the USELESSNESS and thereby the DANGERS of large govt attempting large things which affect every person every day

NYT:

The stumbling rollout of the federally run online health exchange has frustrated tens of thousands of Americans and sent some looking for alternative sources of information on where they can buy health insurance, and what it will cost them, under the Affordable Care Act.

It took three programmers in their twenties a few days last month to offer up an answer. They repackaged data from HealthCare.gov into a minimalist website, HealthSherpa, that tells consumers what plans are available in their area, based on their ZIP code, plan preference and some basic personal information.

The founders — Michael Wasser, George Kalogeropoulos and Ning Liang — had each struggled to get information about health care options in the online marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act. So they decided to build their own site, intending to offer consumers a simple way to obtain information many had been unable to obtain from federal and some state-run exchanges in their early days.

“Well, this is a cool thing we can get done in two days,” said Mr. Wasser, describing the conversation the founders had before they began. “Let’s see what we can do.”

Using data posted on HealthCare.gov, as well as some they requested from state exchanges, the trio programmed a site that allows users to see a list of available plans in their area, which can be sorted according to the level of coverage — catastrophic through platinum — the consumer wants. They have not yet obtained data for all of the state exchanges.