Kurt DelBene, former president of the Microsoft Office Division, will replace Jeff Zients as the administration’s point person on HealthCare.gov, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday.
“Jeff did an outstanding job working with our team to provide management advice and counsel on the HealthCare.gov project,” Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius wrote in a blog post. “Today, the site is night and day from what it was when it launched on October 1.”
White House spokesman Jay Carney said President Obama discussed the new appointment during his meeting today with a group of high-tech executives. DelBene will work with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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