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Originally Posted by dyna mo
there is no where near that level of functionality in the site/operation. it's not linked to a single hospital or doctor and requires a 3rd party background check via credit reports.
there are extremely sophisticated websites in the private sector that involve massive functionality, i would be shocked if those sites cost even $10m, let alone $90m, $600m is silly.
even if the backend systems were not built, 10s of millions of $ for a website is insane.
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I doubt the real number has been put out anywhere. The only people (including media outlets) citing it have a clear agenda against ObamaCare and will try to make it look bad at any cost.
Those that are for it aren't trying to discredit it and therefore aren't looking for trivial things. It's weird how reckless spending happens every day and nobody cares, but I can't turn a corner on the Internet in the last 24 hours without seeing a new thing about the cost of this website. All with different numbers, mind you.
I hope the people adding up the number aren't relying on the link cited in the article from the OP. That link only specifies dollars amount and agencies and not the actual RFPs. Plus the contracts go back to before Obama was even President -- and ObamaCare existed -- but still somehow ended up in the total.