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Obamacare website still glitchy after weekend maintenance

By Philip Klein

Published October 7, 2013 4:00am ET

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Obamacare website still glitchy after weekend maintenance — Last week, the Obama administration insisted that the problems facing the website were attributable to overwhelming traffic due to pent-up demand for health insurance.ÃÂ But the Wall Street Journal reported Monday that federal officials for the first time are acknowledging the need to address design issues. (Screenshot: Healthcare.gov)

Department of Health and Human Services officials announced late Friday that during “off peak” times over the weekend it would would be taking down the federal website meant to enroll Americans in President Obama’s health care program to perform site maintenance.

“We expect that Monday, less than a week after the Marketplace opening, there will be significant improvements in the online consumer experience,” HHS spokeswoman Joanne Peters promised in the release.

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