The Obama administration announced this weekend that it met its self-imposed Nov. 30 deadline for fixing HealthCare.gov, according to a Bloomberg report.
Last week, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told state and local officials the agency was on track with its repairs, and most users would have a better website experience by last Saturday. Since its launch last month, the federal exchange website has experienced numerous technical issues, such as people not being able to create accounts, frustrating consumers and drawing criticism from the healthcare reform law's opponents.
A person familiar with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation told Bloomberg about 100,000 people successfully selected a health plan through the online federal exchange last month, approximately four times the amount that enrolled in October, according to the report.
Last month, HHS revealed only 26,794 people successfully completed applications and selected health plans through the federal health insurance exchange site from Oct. 1 to Nov. 2. An additional 79,391 people enrolled through state-based exchanges.
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