Obama Administration Declares Victory Over 'Healthcare.gov' Fiasco

Grading on a serious curve

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said on Sunday that it had met its goal for improving HealthCare.gov so that the website now "will work smoothly for the vast majority of users."

In effect, the administration gave itself a passing grade. Because of hundreds of software fixes and hardware upgrades in the past month, it said, the website — the main channel for people seeking to buy insurance under President Obama's health care law — is now working more than 90 percent of the time, up from 40 percent during some weeks in October.