Health site team scrambling on workaround
(AP)
Days before a Nov. 30 deadline for fixing HealthCare.gov, a tech team is rushing to build a new part of the Web site that would allow people who receive financial help from the government to enroll without calculating an exact subsidy amount.
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A cabinet seat, collecting dust
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