Kitzhaber Faces Questions From Congressional Panel About Cover Oregon
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform asks the departing governor to save all documents related to the shutdown of Oregon's troubled insurance exchange. The panel wants to know whether campaign advisers played a role in the decision to switch to the federal health insurance exchange.
The Oregonian:
Congressional Committee Demands Documents About John Kitzhaber Campaign Involvement In Cover Oregon Shutdown
An investigative committee in Congress is looking into the role Gov. John Kitzhaber's campaign advisers played in shutting down the troubled Cover Oregon technology project to move to the federal health insurance exchange. (Budnick, 2/14)
The Associated Press:
Congressional Panel Seeks Governor's Health-Agency Documents
A Congressional panel investigating Cover Oregon has asked departing Gov. John Kitzhaber to preserve all documents related to the shutdown of the dysfunctional health insurance exchange. A letter submitted Friday by four members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform asks for a slew of documents in hopes of understanding whether campaign advisers played a role in the decision to switch to the federal health insurance exchange. (2/14)