U.S. Government Fixes Copyright Violation in Healthcare.gov Code

The U.S. government is fixing a lesser known problem with its online insurance marketplace, Healthcare.gov.

No, the website still isn't working properly for most people who are shopping for insurance, but its administrators updated the site's source code after reports of a copyright violation. An official at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which oversees the site, acknowledged the error and said it was not intentional.

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"We are aware of the issue and are working to add the copyright header to the code," the official told Mashable earlier this week. Read more...

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