Cassidy Calls For Increased Security Oversight of HealthCare.gov To Protect Consumers

Press Release

Today, Congressman Bill Cassidy, M.D. expressed his concerns regarding the lack of privacy safeguards on HealthCare.gov.

His announcement comes off the heels of revelations that there were "19 unaddressed security vulnerabilities" with HealthCare.gov prior to its launch on October 1. He also took issue with the President's unwillingness to make HealthCare.gov comply with the same security regulations that private companies face. Dr. Cassidy released the following statement:

"Since October 1, we have all witnessed the numerous problems associated with the roll out of Obamacare and HealthCare.gov. By any reasonable standard this website, which cost the taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, has not functioned properly. Now we know that the website may not be secure, and confidential consumer information could easily be stolen. All options need to be on the table to fix the data breaches, including the possibility that the website needs to be temporarily shut down before hackers can access private information.

"Federal contractors must also be subject to the same security notification laws imposed on private companies. If a corporate executive fails to notify consumers that their private information is hacked, they can be held legally accountable. It should be the same with Washington bureaucrats. That's why we should pass the Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act, which would apply the same prompt notification rules to the federal government that exist in the private sector."

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