HealthCare.gov Unlikely to Run Smoothly by End of November, Officials Say

Given the extent of its software problems, the federal health insurance exchange website, HealthCare.gov, probably won’t be fully functional by the end of this month, an official with knowledge of the project told The Washington Post.

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The anonymous official said the site is having trouble handling more than 20,000 to 30,000 people, which is half of its intended capacity, according to the report. Furthermore, the main contractor that built the site, CGI Federal, has only successfully repaired about six of every 10 defects so far, the official told the Post.

Federal officials are working 24/7 to fix HealthCare.gov, CMS spokeswoman Julie Bataille told the Post. Ms. Bataille said federal workers have made progress in reducing error rates and getting the site to run faster.

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