Thursday, October 17, 2013

Aetna CEO predicts Obamacare IT failures until 2017



Aetna CEO predicts Obamacare IT failures until 2017
by John J. Xenakis 15 Oct 2013
As I wrote yesterday ( "14-Oct-13 World View -- HealthCare.gov IT systems a continuing disaster"), the Obamacare IT systems are a continuing technical disaster, much worse than the "glitches" that the administration are describing. It now turns out that the technical issues are much more serious than even I realized.

Mark Bertolini, the CEO of insurance company Aetna Inc., has been personally involved in the implementation of Obamacare from the beginning, from both a policy and an IT perspective, and he's always been a supporter of Obamacare, albeit perhaps a reluctant one.

Aetna Inc.
Scott Parven was the head of international public policy for Aetna Inc., and is a partner at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP.

Note: Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP was the lobby firm for Aetna Inc.
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle, a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
Michael H. Jordan was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a director at Aetna Inc.
Zoe Baird is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and was the SVP & general counsel for Aetna Inc.
Fernando Aguirre is a director at Aetna Inc., and the chairman & CEO & president for Chiquita Brands International, Inc.
Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. was the chairman & CEO for Chiquita Brands International, Inc, is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and an honorary life director at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank), the Aspen Institute (think tank), the Committee for Economic Development, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), and the International Rescue Committee.
George Soros is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Michelle Obama is a director at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, a friend of Valerie B. Jarrett, and was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
R. Eden Martin is counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Valerie B. Jarrett is a friend of Michelle Obama, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration, and her great uncle is Vernon E. Jordan Jr.
John W. Rowe is member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and was the chairman & president & CEO for Aetna Inc.
Frank M. Clark Jr. is a director at Aetna Inc., and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Lester Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
James S. Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Gerald Greenwald is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, and a director at Aetna Inc.
William H. Donaldson was the chairman & president & CEO for Aetna Inc., a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, and a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
Earl G. Graves is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, and was a director at Aetna Inc.
Barbara H. Franklin  is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, and a director at Aetna Inc.
Jeffrey E. Garten is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, and a director at Aetna Inc.

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