BuzzFeed - The âanonymous shopperâ feature didnât launch because it failed terribly, not because the White House was scared of sticker shock, an official says. Republican Rep. Darrell Issa, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, held a hearing Wednesday on the rollout of HealthCare.gov. Larry Downing / Reuters One aspect of the hearing focused on the so-called "anonymous shopper" feature of the ObamaCare website, which House Republicans contended wasn't launched because the White House feared higher premiums might drive people away. Mike Segar / Reuters The "anonymous shopper" feature would have allowed people to browse for health insurance without signing into the website. Brian Snyder / Reuters Henry Chao, the Deputy Chief Information Officer at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services said the feature was not launched because "it failed so miserably we could not consciously let people use it." View Video ⺠At CMS, Chao is the Obamacare website's
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