WASHINGTON WEEK

WITH GWEN IFILL

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1 @ 9:00PM

THIS WEEK: HEALTHCARE.GOV REPAIRS, NSA SPYING, AND THE PUBLIC’S GROWING DISSATISFACTION WITH WASHINGTON

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius apologized to Americans for the ongoing problems with Healthcare.gov during a hearing on Capitol Hill this week and tried to assure everyone that the website’s technical “glitches” are fixable.  President Obama reiterated the message during a speech in Boston where he defended the wide-spread benefits of the Affordable Care Act for all Americans. He also tried to clarify that insurance companies are canceling some “substandard” plans that do not meet the new healthcare law’s minimum coverage requirements, but that policy holders affected will be given a choice of other more comprehensive plans.

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