Obamacare data hub is secure and ready to roll

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http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9242342/Obamacare_data_hub_is_secure_and_ready_to_roll

By Jaikumar Vijayan
Computerworld
September 11, 2013

The central system built to support Affordable Care Act (ACA) health 
insurance exchanges has successfully completed security testing and is set 
to begin operating on Oct. 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 
(CMS) announced Wednesday.

The CMS said that an independent security controls assessment conducted 
last month found that the Federal Services Data Hub complies with all 
federal security requirements.

The privacy and security of consumer data is a "top priority" for the CMS 
and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which will 
implement the ACA, which was passed by Congress and signed by President 
Barack Obama in 2010. "The Hub and its associated systems have been built 
with state-of-the art business processes based on federal and industry 
standards," the CMS said in a statement.

The data hub, often referred to as the Obamacare Hub, has been a focal 
point of concern by several privacy and advocacy groups.

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