Days before the launch of President Obama’s online health insurance marketplace, government officials and contractors tested a key part of the Web site to see whether it could handle tens of thousands of consumers at the same time. It crashed after a simulation in which just a few hundred people tried to log on simultaneously.Great moments of government.
Despite the failed test, federal health officials plowed ahead.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Health insurance exchange launched despite signs of serious problems
The Washington Post reports: