FOXNews.com: Obama addresses problems with health care website

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Obama addresses problems with health care website Oct 21st 2013, 15:23 Published October 21, 2013 FoxNews.com President Obama acknowledged Monday that the roll-out of the ObamaCare website "hasn't worked as smoothly as it was supposed to work," as he continued to tout the benefits of the program.  "The Affordable Care Act is not just a website. It's much more," Obama said from the Rose Garden, flanked by Americans who have signed up for coverage through the troubled system.  The president spoke as administration officials began to come forward with details about what went wrong with HealthCare.gov and what they are doing to fix it.  The Department of Health and Human Services on Sunday posted a blog on its site with some preliminary statistics and an assurance to Americans that officials are "working around the clock" and "committed to doing better." The department vowed a "tech surge" to address the problems.  But lawmakers and pundits on both sides of the aisle have publicly complained about the roll-out, and wondered whether the tech team will be able to fix the widespread problems in time.  Republican lawmakers are also pressuring HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to testify. The House Energy and Commerce Committee has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, but members say the secretary has rebuffed requests that she appear.  Still, Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin told "Fox News Sunday" that: "Ultimately, Secretary Sebelius will testify."  The HHS blog says roughly 500,000 applications for coverage have been submitted. It also states that healthcare.gov has had roughly 19 million unique visits; it's unclear how many have actually enrolled.  The Republican National Committee on Monday sent a Freedom of Information Act request to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for that information.

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