HealthCare.gov

5 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 3 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jun 11, 2021 by Reid Hoffman · across every show →

Everything said about HealthCare.gov, oldest first

Jun 11, 2021 neutral
Assertion Supported
Hoffman: Healthcare.gov cost $500 million in contractor spending prior to launch
“Prior to launch, around five hundred million dollars had been spent on various contractors, part of the procurement process President Obama mentioned at the top of the show.”
Reid Hoffman Jun 11, 2021 ▶ 28:58 President Barack Obama: How to adapt to changing rules, part 2
Jun 11, 2021 negative
Opinion
Obama: Healthcare.gov rollout was his most frustrating self-inflicted presidential wound
“Bottom line is the thing didn't work on the first day. And then it didn't work on the second day or the first seven days, and it was a political nightmare. Probably the most frustrated, self-inflicted wound of my presidency.”
Barack Obama Jun 11, 2021 ▶ 2:54 President Barack Obama: How to adapt to changing rules, part 2
Jun 11, 2021 negative
Assertion Supported
Palka: Healthcare.gov relied on 55 contractors, changing regulations, and zero testing
“On top of that, a crazy architecture, 55 different contractors, a regulation that governed the website changing literally up until the day that the website was supposed to launch, and a lack of testing is not a recipe for success.”
Jennifer Palka Jun 11, 2021 ▶ 28:25 President Barack Obama: How to adapt to changing rules, part 2
Jun 11, 2021 negative
Assertion Supported
Hoffman: Only six people successfully enrolled on Healthcare.gov's launch day
“Then, on the first day of launch, only six people were able to sign up for health insurance through the site.”
Reid Hoffman Jun 11, 2021 ▶ 29:09 President Barack Obama: How to adapt to changing rules, part 2
Jun 11, 2021 neutral
What-if
Palka: US Digital Service would have failed without the Healthcare.gov crisis
“USGS would not have made it if it hadn't been able to take advantage of the moment of the failure of healthcare.gov.”
Jennifer Palka Jun 11, 2021 ▶ 29:31 President Barack Obama: How to adapt to changing rules, part 2
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