Dear HHS, My Email Addresses Are Valid

I tried to sign-on to HealthCare.gov using my govexec.com and hotmail.com email addresses today and was told that both were not valid, blocking me just three screens into the process.

Folks, I have used both these addresses to communicate globally – including with various HHS personnel - for years and have never, ever, been told they were invalid.

Oh well, I do understand HealthCare.gov is a work in progress.