The federal agency in charge of building the HealthCare.gov
insurance website suffered from poor management and skimpy scrutiny of
its contracts, a congressional watchdog is set to tell lawmakers
Thursday. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services "undertook the development of HealthCare.gov
and its related systems without effective planning or oversight
practices, despite facing a number of challenges that increased both the
level of risk and the need for effective oversight," said William T.
Woods, director of acquisition and sourcing management for the
Government Accountability Office, in testimony planned to be delivered
before a House panel Thursday. The office is also releasing a report
with its findings."
"The Obama administration was not up to the job, and American taxpayers are now paying the price," said Tim Murphy (R., Pa.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's oversight panel. "Despite repeated assurances to our committee that everything was 'on track,' it turns out it was on track to disaster." ..........
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