overre -- minnsur 88,000 have enrolled in medicaid , over 34,000 have enrolled in minnesota care.n other states these individuals are enrollees would be in private plans are tax credits. the remaining four 7000 have enrolled in private, qualified health care plans. it is also worth noting that in minnesota, 95% of people enrolled in health coverage have paid for it. as we continue to process applications, we expect our numbers to grow even higher. it isn't news to this committee that the rollout was rocky. our initial launch in october was plagued by software errors and technical glitches. i was appointed interim chief executive officer on december 18 after the resignation of the first executive director. in recognition that more must be done to ensure minnesotans have access to a functioning website and comprehensive affordable health coverage, i took immediate action. in january, i commissioned an interview of our exchange by active health. they recommended we make a number of enhancements to customer experience to help boost enrollment and to improve customer satisfaction. work

calendar your budget is balanced and does not seek additional state or federal funds to operate minnsure. and a longer term, we are in the process of selecting a lead vendor. the goal is to not just make the 2015 open and roman. a better experience for consumers, but have a conference of roadmap for continuous improving and enhancing the exchange for consumers in the open enrollment periods to come. i had the opportunity to meet kate needleman and her son irving recently. she told me that having affordable insurance has opened the doors for her family. health reform is indeed more than a website. it is about getting real people and families into afforded -- into affordable health coverage. thank you for the opportunity to testify and i look forward to your questions. >> thank you, mr. leitz. >> thank you very much. mr. chairman, ranking members and other members of the oversight and government reform committee. thank you for allowing me to speak about organs efforts. i recently retired as chief executive officer of providence health and service in the oregon region. throughout my career