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Sebelius shields President on CNN: Obamacare rollout glitches kept from him

Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius told Dr. Sanjay Gupta  President Barack Obama was never told about the website test-run crash or insurers’ concerns before the Oct. 1 Obamacare roll-out. Sebelius said President Barack Obama didn’t hear that there may be problems with the sign-up portal for his signature health care law until […]

By Lindsey Alexander on October 23, 2013 10:46 am

Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius told Dr. Sanjay Gupta  President Barack Obama was never told about the website test-run crash or insurers’ concerns before the Oct. 1 Obamacare roll-out.

Sebelius said President Barack Obama didn’t hear that there may be problems with the sign-up portal for his signature health care law until it went live on October 1. That’s when the site nosedived into a technical abyss.

Sebelius tried to push Obama’s line about good product, but Gupta wasn’t buying it.

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