Obamacare Contractor Paid 13,000 Hours Of Overtime

Obamacare Contractor Paid 13,000 Hours Of Overtime
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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 17: US President Barack Obama listens to Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi speak during a news conference at the White House April 17, 2015 in Washington, DC. The two leaders spoke on a range of issues, including Ukraine, Libya and Islamic State militants. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON -- The contractor who runs the Affordable Care Act application processing facility in Wentzville paid more than 13,000 hours of overtime to catch up with a backlog created by computer problems after the initial sign-up period, according to documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.

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