GAO to Review Cover Oregon

U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) announced Wednesday that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has agreed to his request to review Cover Oregon, the state’s health exchange.

“Oregonians are rightfully concerned about the failure of Cover Oregon,” Walden said. “Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent on this broken website, and taxpayers have little to show for it. The GAO will take an independent look into what went wrong. They have a reputation for independence and thoroughness. Their investigation will help taxpayers get answers about what happened at Cover Oregon and the over $300 million that has been allocated to the state. Oregonians deserve better.”

In their letter to Walden today, the GAO agreed to undertake this work “as part of a broader study planned to examine states’ health exchange website.”

Walden chairs the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. He was joined on the letter by Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.), Health Subcommittee Chairman Joe Pitts (R-Penn.), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-Penn.).

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