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Sebelius demands website investigation
The Hill ^ | December 11, 2013 | Rebecca Shabad

Posted on 12/11/2013 4:58:45 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has asked the department’s inspector general to investigate the development of HealthCare.gov.

“I am asking the Inspector General [Dan Levinson] to review the acquisition process, overall program management, and contractor performance and payment issues related to the development and management of the HealthCare.gov website,” Sebelius wrote in a blog post Wednesday.

Sebelius said she also asked Marilyn Tavenner, administrator of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), to create a position for a CMS chief risk officer. The person would work to mitigate risk in CMS programs.

In addition, HHS will update and expand training for employees on best practices for working with contractors on projects.

“The launch of HealthCare.gov was flawed and simply unacceptable,” Sebelius said.

While the federal portal is now “night and day” compared to what it was in October, she said HHS must take “concrete action” to prevent similar problems in the future.

“I believe strongly in the need for accountability, and in the importance of being good stewards of taxpayer dollars,” Sebelius wrote.

These announcements come a week and a half after HHS touted a repaired HealthCare.gov, which officials were working to fix by December.

The site, Sebelius wrote, is now “working faster, it’s responding quicker, and we are able to handle larger volumes of concurrent users.”


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Health/Medicine; Politics
KEYWORDS: aca; obamacare; rollout; website
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Trying to bring in more idiots to fix (or worsen) the problem and act like she’s concerned to keep her job.


21 posted on 12/11/2013 5:24:54 AM PST by jsanders2001
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To: expat1000

Use a mirror for the investigation.


22 posted on 12/11/2013 5:25:05 AM PST by bmwcyle (People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
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To: ogen hal

> These criminals need investigated by an Indepent Prosecuter. If they essentially “investigate” them selves, they will give them selves a raise and the medal of freedom. Criminals all.

The very reason our founding fathers wrote the Constitution that the Left wants destroyed so badly so they can wreak total havoc on the land.


23 posted on 12/11/2013 5:27:41 AM PST by jsanders2001
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

I just love these satire articles.


24 posted on 12/11/2013 5:31:36 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (I forgot what my tagline was supposed to say)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Pardon my cynicism. They need to eliminate the 20% fraud rate from MEDICARE first. Then look into the possibility that the payment for the website can be withheld. Both corrections would save taxpayers billions.


25 posted on 12/11/2013 5:32:07 AM PST by Rapscallion (Repeal Obamacare. It is a loser.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
The best defense is a good offense.

Leni

26 posted on 12/11/2013 5:33:39 AM PST by MinuteGal (Repeal.....NOT Revamp !!!)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Seboriasis is the one to be investigated.She needs to be fired.Period


27 posted on 12/11/2013 5:36:26 AM PST by CGASMIA68
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To: UCANSEE2

“I believe strongly in the need for accountability, and in the importance of being good stewards of taxpayer dollars,” Sebelius wrote.”......

This is just anothey “CYA” quote from another of odumbo’s incompenent directors. There needs to be a complete purging of the entire odumbo administration, top to bottom and leave no rock unturned. They all need to be gone.


28 posted on 12/11/2013 5:36:34 AM PST by DaveA37
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

aka....I’m trying to save my job...I have to blame somebody...


29 posted on 12/11/2013 5:38:57 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

She should be issuing these statements from inside her prison cell.


30 posted on 12/11/2013 5:39:28 AM PST by showme_the_Glory (ILLEGAL: prohibited by law. ALIEN: Owing political allegiance to another country or government)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
A way to say, “I can’t discuss that, it’s under investigation.”

Then after a while it will be dismissed by saying, "That's old news."

31 posted on 12/11/2013 5:41:22 AM PST by preacher (I am not a global warming hoax denier.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Round up the usual suspects!


32 posted on 12/11/2013 5:43:16 AM PST by glorgau
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Too late.
Those taxpayer millions were hauled off to Canada.


33 posted on 12/11/2013 5:45:33 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks ("Say Not the Struggle Naught Availeth.")
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Nothing will come of this since Moochie’s collage chum is in charge of CGI. IMO, this is why there was only a single bid on the project.


34 posted on 12/11/2013 5:45:37 AM PST by duckman (I'm part of the group pulling the wagon!)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Start with Mooch, it was her friends firm that used out moded software. I am struggling with learning win 8, for my part win 7 is better. Now all I get are ads, I don’t want, and tracking I don’t want either.


35 posted on 12/11/2013 5:45:52 AM PST by GailA (THOSE WHO DON'T KEEP PROMISES TO THE MILITARY, WON'T KEEP THEM TO U!)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

“I’m shocked to find gambling at this hotel!”
“Your winnings, sir”


36 posted on 12/11/2013 5:46:38 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

We demand an HHS investigation.


37 posted on 12/11/2013 5:47:09 AM PST by jersey117
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Isn't this rich - she's taking a page from Obama's book.
And why not? It's working so well for him!
38 posted on 12/11/2013 5:49:28 AM PST by grobdriver
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Idiot. The problem is in your boss’s office.


39 posted on 12/11/2013 5:55:49 AM PST by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible traitors. Complicit in the destruction of our country.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

They should be investigating the viability of Obamacare.

Per FoxNews, about 258k enrolled in November bringing the total enrollment to under 400k. It should be at 7 million — to make Obamacare viable.


40 posted on 12/11/2013 6:02:16 AM PST by TomGuy (.)
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