Congressmen raised strong doubts about the security of the infrastructure undergirding the Obamacare exchanges in interviews with theWashington Free Beacon on Monday, undermining the administration’s claims that Obamacare is secure and will be ready to go on schedule.
The administration’s claim that the “data hub” is secure, for example, has not been independently verified, leaving Congress and the public reliant only on the administration’s word for updates on the law’s status and security. The data hub will route personal identifying information from several federal agencies to the state-based exchanges.
The congressmen’s complaints come as the exchanges are set to open in one week, on Oct.1.
“All we have are the statements that they’re ready,” said Rep. Patrick Meehan (R., Pa.), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee’s Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies.
“At the end of the day, HHS really feels like everything is going to be fine,” said Rep. James Lankford (R., Okla.), chairman of the House Oversight Committee’s health care subcommittee, referencing the Department of Health and Human Services, which is implementing much of the law.
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