HHS Pushes Competition With Health Insurance Site

HealthCare.gov hopes transparency on health policy costs, claim denials drives down costs and helps consumers and businesses make better decisions.

InformationWeek
Aug 30, 2010

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When HealthCare.gov was launched on July 1, it was billed as the only website that comprehensively lists both public and private health insurance options. Since then more than 1.1 million people have visited the site and 32,000 individuals have given their feedback on how to improve it.

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