Shares of health insurers fell Friday after a newspaper report said that technology glitches at the new federal health-insurance exchanges are even worse than first thought.
Technology glitches have frustrated consumers since the exchanges launched in early October, as part of the nation's health care overhaul. People have had trouble trying to sign up for coverage online, and efforts to upgrade and repair the websites are ongoing.
The Wall Street Journal said in Friday's editions that the companies are having trouble processing applications for people who have tried to sign up. The newspaper said that among the errors reported by insurers include duplicate enrollments, spouses reported as children and missing data fields.
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