Finally! White House to replace lead HealthCare.gov contractor

The Washington Times
Friday, January 10, 2014

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The Obama administration plans to replace the lead contractor on HealthCare.gov, the glitchy federal website that hindered the fall rollout of the new health care law, with another
.company

Officials plans to drop CGI Federal, after the company took a share of blame for its role in preparing a website that serves 36 states and needed extensive repairs after its Oct. 1 launch, the Washington Post first reported. A major consulting company, Accenture, will take its place.
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CGI’s contract runs out at the end of February, and Accenture had built the relatively well-functioning health exchange that California is using to enroll people in private plans or Medicaid under Obamacare, the Post reported.“We are
working
 with our contract partners to make a mutually agreed upon transition to ensure that HealthCare.gov continues to operate smoothly for consumers,” a CMS spokeswoman said. “We continually evaluate our needs and remain focused on ensuring consumers have access to affordable, quality coverage, and more than 1.1 million already have enrolled in a private plan in the federal Marketplace.”The switch is a major event in the Obamacare website’s short but troubled life. Glitches in October and November kept many people from enrolling under President
Obama’s
 signature law before a “tech surge” added capacity to the site and patched up software problems.Still, Republicans are hoping to seize early problems with the law in their bid to take full control of Congress in the mid-term elections.

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