US insurance exchange website 'fix' goal met, but salvaging ACA credibility tougher
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Obama administration officials on 1 December declared they had met their self-imposed deadline of ensuring HealthCare.gov, the website for Americans to shop for healthcare insurance and a key component in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), is working for the "vast majority" of Americans. They confirmed that the complicated website has the capacity to successfully handle 50,000 users at one time and support 800,000 consumer visits per day, although they acknowledged more work is needed.
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