Kathleen Sebelius: Obamacare ‘Isn’t A Website, It’s About Health Care And Affordable Plans’
Posted in: Today's ChiliSecretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius has been in hot water for the turbulent rollout of the Obamacare enrollment website, but she assured CNN’s Sanjay Gupta — who asked if she would resign — that she’s committed to completing the job.
“I think my job is to get this fully implemented and to get the website working right, and that’s really what I’m focused on,” Sebelius said. “I work at the pleasure of the president. He is singularly focused on making sure we deliver on this promise. That’s what I’m committed to doing.”
Sebelius acknowledged HealthCare.gov’s rocky start, saying in its third week “it is not where we needed to be.” She refused to release enrollment numbers, saying they’d come after the first month was complete, as they have with other government programs. She suggested six-month enrollment figures would better show the success of President Barack Obama’s signature legislation. The website, touted by the Obama administration as a one-stop marketplace for health insurance, has been plagued with malfunctions that have prevented most visitors from shopping or enrolling.
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