PUNCHED UP: Zients puts ACA website fix on 5-week clock
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
The gremlin-filled HealthCare.gov – the portal for the online healthcare insurance exchanges established under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to act as marketplaces where uninsured consumers can go to shop for coverage – will be fixed and working for the vast majority of users by the end of November, said management guru Jeff Zients, who President Barack Obama brought in earlier in the week to rescue the bedeviled website.
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