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Issa Announces Hearing on Healthcare.gov for Next Week

Press Release

Date: Nov. 7, 2013
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Technology and Communication Health Insurance

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) today announced that the Committee will hold a hearing, "ObamaCare Implementation: The Rollout of HealthCare.gov," on Wednesday, November 13, 2013, at 9:30 a.m. The Committee will examine the operational challenges in the development of Healthcare.gov and the extent to which recognized Information Technology (IT) best practices were followed.

Chairman Issa issued the following statement on next week's hearing:

"When HealthCare.gov launched on October 1, testing was incomplete, the system had not yet been fully tested for security concerns, and new problems kept appearing. This was President Obama's signature legislative achievement. His administration had hundreds of millions of dollars and total control to complete the project.

"Most Americans tossed off their insurance plans haven't yet had the opportunity to experience online sticker shock. This hearing will ask top Administration technology officials what went wrong, what they're doing to fix it, and whether recognized IT best practices were really followed."


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