Late last week, the Obama administration named Quality
Software Services Inc. (QSSI) to be the new general contractor in charge of the
emergency operation to fix the glitches plaguing the government's healthcare
website. QSSI is a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group Inc, the health insurance giant
that has lobbied extensively on issues relating to the federal healthcare
overhaul -- and also happens to employ a key donor to President Obama.
Executive vice president of
UnitedHealth Group, and his family has gone all out for Obama. During the 2008
election cycle, his wife Beatrice bundled donations totaling between $200,000
and $500,000 for Obama's campaign. In 2009, the two were among the president's
top inaugural donors, contributing a total of $100,000, as well as bundling an
additional $300,000 for the festivities. Soon thereafter, the Obama
administration nominated Beatrice Welters to serve as the ambassador to
Trinidad and Tobago. Read more.
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