Hidden Hand

摘要

Gary Cohen seems awfully calm for a man whose job is to make sure Obamacare doesn't flop. As head of CCIIO (awkward pronunciation: Suh-SIE-O), he oversees the complex, politically fraught system of state health insurance exchanges that will begin signing up uninsured Americans starting on Oct. 1. It hasn't exactly been a smooth rollout. Many Americans still have no idea the exchanges exist, and the administration has struggled to explain who's eligible for coverage under the Affordable Care Act and how they enroll. Cohen is convinced the confusion will clear up once things are up and running. "We're going to get to the point where the discussions we're having today will fade into the background," he says. "What will matter is, will the program be successful?"