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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