I then called their support line and was told that the system was under heavy load and I therefore needed to wait at least 3 days to receive an email. Thinking that 3 days was a bit unreasonable when the user interface tells me it was already sent, I tried to create another account.
This time, I kept my browser's developer tools open so that I could monitor the requests and responses and I completed the account creation process. On the last step, I noticed a problem: The final request that submits all the data entered into the multi-page form fails. Most-likely, my data was not received and no email was sent.
That Status 500 in the image above indicates that a server-side (likely software) error occurred in the submission of the data I entered.
I tried again, and on each attempt, the site told me my data was received and an email sent when submitting the data failed.
Maybe I'm just too picky, but I expect information given to me in a software user interface to match reality. It seems that may not be a requirement at Healthcare.gov. This type of error wastes users' time, frustrates users, generates unnecessary support phone calls, and costs us taxpayers money.
Have you tried just calling in and giving a representative your information, that is, applying over the phone? I did that after I completed applications over two consecutive days (uploading identity verification documents as well). I was told after applying online that I would receive an email but never did. Now, I can't login to my profile, I just get kicked out with no message. The representatives say it should take about 3-6 weeks before I can shop online, it would be shorter if I apply online. I said I had gone through the process twice. Well, they can't tell if my online application or over-the-phone application is processing...Frustrating? You bet!
ReplyDeleteI've been waiting for over two weeks for an email from the healthcare.gov technical staff that my identity verification has been approved. Every time I sign into my account I have the same notification message that my application status is in progress and identity verification pending verification review. I was successful in uploading my verification documents and still know email from them to let me know that my application is now finalized. There is not a way with this flawed system to delete an incomplete application and there is no link to send the tech support staff an email indicating any problems that one may have with their application. I had created my account back in the summer and on October 1, 2013 started my application process only to receive a message at the end of the process that my identity needed to be verified. If this is actually true, the system is supposed to generate a reference number so that you can call Experian and get identified through the process of verification. However, Experian is not being flagged by the healthcare system that a person has to be identified. I know this to be true because I spoke twice with CSR's at Experian who said if nothing comes up in their system they are not aware of a potential identity problem. Healthcare.gov can learn something about how a system is supposed to work if they would contact the developers of Facebook who have over a billion users around the world. They don't have all the problems that the government seems to have. My 2 cents worth.
ReplyDeleteThat is not how a website worked up to now, SLOPPY WORK NOW SEEMS TO BE THE NORM ACCORDING TO THE GOVERNMENT.
ReplyDeleteJust reading over the above 3 comments and I am absolutely certain the first one is mine! On or about December 3rd, 2 months and a 2 days after the opening of the healthcare.gov site, I was able to finally not only log in to my site (a rep finally suggested to me to try changing my password! after w months!) but I was able to shop. I still comparing plans and yes, they are higher than I expected, even with a tax credit. It is great that healthcare is now available to folks with pre-existing conditions and others but still, the price of healthcare is sky-high!
ReplyDeleteJust set up an account on healthcare.gov and was told an email was sent with an email verification link in it. I never received that email but did get another on welcoming me to the site with a link to login and shop for insurance. When i try to log in the site tells me that my email was not verified and I need to click on the link in the email they sent (which they never did). I tried changing my password, which i was able to do and I tried having the site send me my account user name (my email address) which I was also able to do. I still cannot login. I then tried calling the phone number and the person on the other end found my account and was willing to help me 'shop' but could NOT set the system so I could log in. After going around and around with this 'support' person it was clear that she had NO clue how to send a second email for verification (I asked her to do that). There is NO link on the site to cause a second verification email to be sent (unlike ANY other site I have ever been on). It is clear that who ever designed this site did not think about the fact that NOT all emails go through and thus did NOT test for a failed send. VERY POOR design and testing. I have been in the computer business (programmer) for over 30 years and if I wrote a program like this I would not have a job for long. I see NO way to ever log into this account ever again.
ReplyDeleteI found this old thread from 2013. It's now Jan 2016 - and the problem still exists! I can't get registered because I'm not getting the email!! So much for Obummer care.
ReplyDeleteSame/Similar issues here! I have had an account since 2013, and now I am unable to login, and I am not receiving the password reset emails. (I have my password, but it is no longer being accepted - so i thought I would try and reset it) There is no tech support to contact, only the reps who are not able to help with an account related issues - they just want me to sign up over the phone and ignore the "account situation". According to the reps, they are have no knowledge of any issues like this (which is true, they do not know anything) , and so it is my fault.
ReplyDeleteSo anytime I need to make a change to my application, I have to call in, wait on hold (which has been over an hour at times), to take care of it. I have to mail in documents to verify my information, which no one can tell me have been received. This is quite crazy - I have a feeling that the admins are fully aware that many people are having the same issue, and in typical fashion instead of correcting the mistake it gets ignored.
November 1st 2016 and this problem is still around.
ReplyDeleteI've been trying to login to healthcare.gov for 3 years. I've been waiting for that email verification forever. I've requested and re-requested that verification link over and over. I've changed the password numerous times without any issues, so obviously they know that they have my correct email address. It's now Nov 2016 and I still can't login. What a bunch of freaking idiots who still can't fix it after three years. A high school student who took a computer programming class could have fixed that in 10 minutes.
ReplyDeleteThe madness continues.
ReplyDeleteWe get repeated requests for documents we have already mailed in. Sometimes we get an email saying the documents have been received but then a few days later get another letter in the mailbox threatening to cut us off if we don't send in the documentation. When we call for assistance the representative tells us our account is fine.
We have never once been able to log into the web site during the past 3 years.
Thank you, Nancy Pelosi for voting for this mess so we could see what was in it... a load of horse crap.
Same here! This has been ongoing for the past 2 to 3 years! I create a new password til the cows come home, an email confirms successful password creation, then i go to log in and get "click on verification email" that NEVER arrives.... I've escalated this several times and it's still not resolved so I have to call for all transactions and am unable to upload any requested information, and am told I can't fax information since the department requiring information doesn't have a fax machine.... arghhhh. Very frustrating.
ReplyDeleteI have had this problem since the year before last, I have never been able to log onto this website because of the "Verify your email" email it supposedly sends but never, ever did. While I was in the hospital once, my Sister-in-law(She is a RN) even tried to sign in my account to enter some required info, she couldn't, she called HealthCare.gov and with them on the phone, telling her exactly what to do, she still could not sign into my account. I even have a completely different laptop now, but to this day 1/15/17 I have never, not 1 time, ever been allowed to sign in my account here. I have even tried changing the password to no avail.
ReplyDeleteI have read the comments here and see repeatedly that people will call wait and wait for a rep and the rep has no knowledge of a problem. All I can say about that - Either it is the reps first day (possibly first hour) on the job or they are lying. You cannot tell me that hundreds of people a day are having this problem and some like me and others for years, but not a single person has ever mentioned it to a rep, come on! I if they really expect us to believe "This is the first we are hearing about it" I guess the government really does think we are sheep.
Can this be added to the comment I sent a few minutes ago? If not just post it separate. I have read where there is no tech support email to write to, just a number to call to submit your healthcare info. I did find this tech support comment box, I sent my complaint on the matter, maybe if everyone did they may fix it, I will paste the address below. The comment box is down toward the bottom of the page.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.healthcare.gov/tips-and-troubleshooting/logging-in/
1-19-17 Received no email verification. Read this blog. Figures. Government. Health care...not. just a money grab by big business. Frustrating. They want to fine us for wanting to eat right and live healthy lifestyle. I would rather put my money into organic veggies and not eat junk food, then pay 'the system' for poison drugs and doctors who don't know what the bleep they are doing. Remember its a medical 'practice'. You are being practiced on. Eat whole foods, exercise, live healthy. Costs more. spend your money wisely. dont waste it on this non government health non care.
ReplyDeleteits 2017 and this problem still exists. horrible, absolutely unacceptable.
ReplyDelete2018 enrollment. Looking online to see if others are having the same problems as me. YUP! FIVE years later and I'm waiting for emails that aren't being sent. I've spent two weeks trying to log into an account that. Apparently my password is incorrect and I can't reset it because the reset email never comes!
ReplyDeleteSame/Similar issues here! I have had a record
ReplyDeletesince 2013, and now I can't login, and I am not accepting the secret key reset messages. (I have my secret word, yet it is never again being acknowledged - so I figured I would attempt and reset it) There is no technical support to contact, just the reps who are not ready to help with a record related issues - they simply need me to join via telephone and overlook the "record circumstance". As indicated by the reps, they are have no learning of any issues this way (which is valid, they don't know anything) , thus it is my blame.
So whenever I have to roll out an improvement to my application, I need to bring in, look out for hold (which has been over a hour now and again), to deal with it. I need to mail in records to check my data, which nobody can let me know have been gotten. This is very insane - I have an inclination that the administrators are completely mindful that numerous individuals are having a similar issue, and in run of the mill design as opposed to remedying the slip-up it gets overlooked.