Politics & Government

High Traffic Slams New York Health Exchange Website

The state placed a bulletin on the homepage, asking "users who are unable to log in to come back to the site later when these issues will be resolved."

New York's new online health plan marketplace is dealing with technical problems after about two million visitors rushed to the new site this morning.

The state placed a bulletin on the homepage, asking "users who are unable to log in to come back to the site later when these issues will be resolved," adding that overwhelming demand was to blame for the technical issues.

Various links were not working consistently on Tuesday afternoon, including one that allows users to get a quick quote and "get started."


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