By Amy Goldstein
With the next time to buy health plans under the Affordable Care Act starting in less than a week, the Obama administration is expressing confidence that HealthCare.gov is no longer the rickety online insurance marketplace that exasperated consumers a year ago…
As the sign-up period approaches, consumer advocates say they are optimistic that HealthCare.gov will work much more smoothly than a year ago, but they are not sure. “Has enough been done to fix the problems we saw for open-enrollment one? . . . We’re all waiting with bated breath until November 15,” said Mara Youdelman, managing attorney of the National Health Law Program.