The HHS Office of Inspector General is launching an investigation into
Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.), MD, told the Sun OIG officials had contacted him and said they will review the creation of the state's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchange. State legislators are also looking into issues with the exchange, which crashed on its first day and has experienced significant software issues, according to the report. An OIG spokesman declined to comment on the matter.
Mr. Harris and Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) had written to HHS Inspector General Daniel Levinson requesting an investigation into the "the flagrant waste and abuse of taxpayer monies" that funded
Other policymakers have called for investigations into other state exchanges that have malfunctioned. Last week, the Government Accountability Office accepted a request from Republican members of Congress to probe state-based health insurance exchanges that have been performing poorly. The GAO will launch an investigation into the use of $304 million in federal grants that funded Oregon's exchange site, Cover Oregon, which has floundered and been unable to enroll anyone. Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee sent a letter to the GAO last month requesting an investigation.
In response to similar requests from several members of Congress and congressional committees, the GAO has said it will broaden its investigation beyond
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