Massachusetts, Vermont Halt Payments To Firm Behind Health Sites

States Weigh Legal Options After 'Serious Concern' With Health Sites
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President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks at a world AIDS Day event, Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Even as President Obama’s health insurance website limps to recovery, at least two states that used the same contractor and are still plagued with malfunctions — Massachusetts and Vermont — are taking preliminary steps to recoup taxpayer dollars.

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