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Important enough that each of the contractors said they had been through some hipaa training. what we wanted to do in the interests of privacy of our constituents is make certain as they build this data hub that will contain your medical as well as your financial information and as this is shared with the different agencies with the insurance companies that are going to be -- >> but what specific information does the website ask for and specifically what private information that the government d...

The privacy laws that are on the books and by the hipaa regulations that every hospital and every doctor abide by. so this is a serious investigation, looking at the entire roll-out and launch of this website, how this data is being used. you know, carol it is interesting yesterday -- >> i understand youre concerned about hacking into the site because that is a real concern because its not working right now. >> a and as far as specific information im not clear on what the website asks you that w...

On capitol hill defending his companys role in sec.ical problems with the website. there in britain it is accused of charging the government millions of dollars for tracking criminals who were dead or behind bars. what did we learn after hours of congressional testimony on the obama care exchanges? in a nutshell everyone is to blame. although the contractors of healthcare.gov absolved themselves of blame and pointed the finger at the federal government. they said they did not officially test t...

People. in her case, all the people since shes a federal cabinet secretary. and in my case, the people of the sixth district of texas. but apparently she thinks shes above reporting and working for the people. >> she is going to testify on weapons, and im sure youre looking forward to that. >> i am looking forward to that. i -- im going to ask her about this -- you know, theyre talking about these so-called glitches. but my question yesterday was about the total lack of privacy apparently intent...

We are looking at how the companies handle this information. serco said they had 2,000 individuals -- >> im trying to understand what kind of information youre talking about. what kind of information are you talking about? what specifically does the website ask that i might be afraid might be shared with whomever? specifically. what information? >> you should be very concerned not only as you navigate the website but as you make a purchase, and then as your information is handled, what we want t...

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Congressman marsha blackburn from tennessee. good morning, congresswoman. >> good morning, carol, thank you. >> thanks so much for joining me. >> sure. >> cnn has looked into the medical privacy question and found the website does not violate hipaa, the only health related question is do you smoke. so what specifically were you referring to on the website that violates, that could possibly violate hipaa? >> we are concerned about privacy overall. data security privacy and of course applying and ...

He made it clear today. >> given all the problems weve seen with people trying to enroll in this program, is the white house going to be delaying the mandate -- >> does the white house owe the country an apology for this particular problem. >> and "the washington post" disclosed the website crashed in a test a few days before the rollout. "the new york times" saying contractors believe the malfunctioning website could take weeks to fix. politico saying the white house appears to have a bunker me...

The president is not on the ballot. >> no, but his party is. theres no evidence that an incumbent president with a weak economy, with a malfunctioning obama care, with a continuing deficit is going to be in a position to go and say, lets have a refer ren come election. without that the republicans will keep the house. >> first off, we dont know -- there are glitches to the website on obama care, but it doesnt mean come january people will not be gidget their care. thats what matters. number two,...

Demand perspective at all. that has been amazing. quote, when the exchange opened 17 minutes later than the 8:00 a.m. scheduled start time, the website and call centers were flooded with inquiries. a worker with the nevada health exchange said that in the first few hours, it was just raw emotion calling in. people eager for insurance, at times in tears, wanted coverage they didnt have before. but this process of enrolling from reviewing the choices to filling out the onlynam indication to actual...