Sebelius: HealthCare.gov work to continue past Nov. 30

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said this week that the HealthCare.gov website will still be a work in progress at the end of the month, differing from earlier statements that she and other administration offials had made that the site would, by Nov. 30, be working smoothly for the “vast majority” of users (Source: “Sebelius: Don’t count on site fix by Nov. 30,” Associated Press via Columbus Dispatch, Nov. 20, 2013)

“The 30th of November is not a magic go, no-go date,” Sebelius said. “It is a work of constant improvement. We have some very specific things we know we need to complete by the 30th, and that punch list is getting knocked out every week.”

Federal health officials made significant improvements implementing software fixes over last weekend, mostly dealing with the application portion, which had stymied many users. More than 90 percent can now successfully complete their applications, communications director Julie Bataille said.