A large portion of the
error-riddled, multimillion dollar federal health insurance exchange
system has not even been built yet, according to a senior official
involved in the construction of the website.
Deputy chief information officer of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Henry Chao (Getty Images)
The revelation came Tuesday during a
House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the possible security
risks surrounding healthcare.gov.
“The committee’s been reviewing
materials that indicate that some parts of healthcare.gov were not
completed before the launch, as we’ve discussed here,” Rep. Cory Gardner
(R-Colo.) said. “What portion of the website remained to be created
when you launched on October 1st?”
“I don’t have an exact percentage,”
said Henry Chao, deputy chief information officer of the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services. “I look at it in terms of overall
marketplace systems.”
“I think it was a set of priority functions that needed to be in place,” Chao added.
“Well, how much do we have to build today?” Gardner pressed.
“Just an approximation, we’re probably sitting somewhere between 60 and 70 percent,” Chao saidWatch video.........
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