Rick Scott throwing obstacles to "Obamacare" based on privacy issues.

[Baitball Blogger]

Scott, Bondi, take Obamacare 'Navigators' to task
TALLAHASSEE -- Florida's Republican governor and Cabinet on Tuesday took umbrage with President Obama's "navigators" program intended to help people wade through the web work of new health-care law requirements.

Specifically, Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi criticized the safeguards the federal government was taking to ensure that the personal information being gathered by more than 100 people hired as "navigators" wouldn't increase the chances of identity theft.

Last week, U.S. Heath and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Florida would get $7.8 million for the personnel. But training hours for the people hired as Navigators have been cut in the crush to have the program running by Oct. 1.

"Federal safeguards that should be in place to protect our privacy are behind schedule and inadequate," said Scott during a Cabinet meeting in Miami. "It is unclear how the federal government will protect personal information from being stolen or otherwise misused."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/blogs/political-pulse/os-scott-bondi-take-obamacare-navigators-to-task-20130820,0,4090972.post

[Stargazer99]

1. and this is any worse than the present mining

of personal information by corporations?
Maybe some people would like and need medical care since after 8 years the Republicans had no solution
for many people running into bankruptcy and death from no care.

[Lee-Lee]

2. I assume they will get standard HIPPA training

And have the same liability as anyone else should they breach privacy- so what is the problem?

[uponit7771]

3. Next they'll mention the NSA as a reason not to implement Obama care...this is where its headed

[EC]

4. Every other insurance company enrolls

online...why is this the one they have a fit over? You sign up for Medicare and Social Security online too, are they questioning the security of those programs too? I'm not sure that this is valid...navigators are customer service, not security to begin with aren't they?