The woman at the center of the Obamacare enrollment site, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services  Administrator Marilyn Tavenner on Tuesday was the first government official to testify before Congress since the government's health insurance exchange went live on October 1. After nearly three hours of questions from both Republican and Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee, here's what we learned: 1. Finally, an apology After four very tumultuous weeks of open enrollment, Tavenner became the first government official to publicly apologize for the rocky rollout of HealthCare.gov. Tavenner: Sorry for problems, but system working "We know that consumers are eager to purchase this coverage and to the millions of Americans who have attempted to use HealthCare.gov to shop and enroll in health care coverage, I want to apologize to you that the website has not worked as well as it should," Tavenner said during her opening remarks.
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Woman at center of Obamacare website is first official to apologize for rocky rollout
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Tavenner acknowledged that while some insurance companies had decided to stop offering certain plans on the individual market, the @placeholder did not force them to make that decision, and consumers whose plans have been canceled now have more comprehensive plans available to them.