Oregon Attorney General Sues Oracle Over Dysfunctional Obamacare Website
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In the 126-page complaint, Rosenblum wrote that "today's lawsuit clearly explains how egregiously Oracle has disserved Oregonians and our state agencies," according to FM News 101 KXL's website.
The lawsuit is seeking more than $200 million in damages related to "false statement and false claims," according to AP.
Oracle was responsible for building the website for Oregon's Obamacare website, called Cover Oregon. But it failed to meet the Oct. 1 deadline last year, and Oregonians are applying for healthcare through paper forms.
Oracle has blamed the state of Oregon for the dysfunctional website, and has charged the state more than $90 million over the last two years, although Cover Oregon is refusing to pay the invoices.
According to previous reports, the state of Oregon has paid $134 million to Oracle so far, in addition to $7 million for setting up the paper-based process. The site has cost more than $200 million so far for Oracle.
We've reached out to Oracle and will update this article accordingly.
Here are some tweets about the lawsuit via Chelsea Kopta at local Portland TV network, KATU:
BREAKING: Oregon AG sues Oracle "for defrauding Oregonians in connection with Oracle's failure to provide ... functional website" #liveonk2
- Chelsea Kopta (@ChelseaKATU) August 22, 2014
Complaint: Oracle hid from Oregon the "true extent of Oracle's shoddy performance," continuing to promise what it couldn't deliver #liveonk2
- Chelsea Kopta (@ChelseaKATU) August 22, 2014
Complaint: Oracle fraudulently induced OR & @CoverOregon to enter into contracts for millions but "failed to perform as promised" #liveonk2
- Chelsea Kopta (@ChelseaKATU) August 22, 2014
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