Just a Glitch

Published October 30, 2013 7:02pm ET



From Sarah Kliff of the Washington Post, we learn that in Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’s testimony this morning:

Sebelius reiterated what Jeff Zients told reporters late last week: that fixing data files sent to insurance companies, known as “834” files, is at the top of the administration’s “punch list” for fixing the Web site

And, Kliff adds:

There’s a reason that this item is getting such high priority: Without a fix, insurance plans won’t know who actually signed up for their health plans. That means they can’t send out membership cards or start paying claims for doctor visits.

But otherwise …