Much has been made of Healthcare.gov’s ignominious October 1st launch, and how it has cast a pall over the ObamaCare exchanges. But President Obama would like you to know that the “essence of the law is working just fine.” It’s just the website—the main public interface—that’s not working. In his speech yesterday in the White House Rose Garden, President Obama noted that the national website has been visited nearly 20 million times since its launch on October 1st. However, only about 2.5 percent of those visits have resulted in filled-out applications, just the first step toward indicating interest in the health care plans available—perhaps a barometer of the difficulties with the website.
