Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testified Wednesday that she was not aware that insurers who tested HealthCare.gov had recommended delaying its launch.
The Washington Post reported on Oct. 21 that, according to an insurance IT executive, the insurers testing the site had recommended the delay because the site was still experiencing significant problems during testing.
“I was not aware that they recommended a delay,” Sebelius told the House Energy and Commerce Committee at Wednesday’s oversight hearing. “But I don’t think anyone ever estimated the degree to which we’ve had problems with the system, and certainly the contracting partners did not.”
