Under Further Scrutiny, Obamacare Website Gets CEO

Kevin Counihan has been named the first CEO of Healthcare.gov, which serves residents of states that opted not to create their own online insurance marketplaces.

Counihan was CEO of Connecticut’s health insurance exchange, which is one of the most successful state marketplaces and the first to exceed enrollment goals laid out in the health care law.

In his new role, Counihan will manage relationships with state exchanges and run an oversight center, HHS said. He will report to Marilyn Tavenner, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which oversees HealthCare.gov.