Oregon has shut down its online health care exchange due to technical issues and will now use the federal healthcare.gov site. Taxpayers have spent $248 million on a website that still doesn't work. Some of the money was spent on advertisements. The video criticizes Oregon for wasting taxpayer money on a broken website.

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Lisa Loeb helps John Oliver explain to the state of Oregon how they screwed up the roll out of their healthcare website. With a song!

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On the positive side, sign-ups have surpassed 8 million people, but unfortunately on Thursday, it turned out that 1 state in particular is lagging behind.

Oregon has officially shut down its online health care exchange after weeks of trying to fix its bulky, glitchy system.

Oregon residents will now use the federal healthcare.gov site to sign up for medical insurance.

All told, taxpayers have coughed up a whopping 248 million for a website that still doesn't work.

Oregon spent a quarter of a billion dollars, and its website, designed to sign people up in 1 sitting, did that for exactly nobody.

And they're now handing the keys over to Healthcare.gov.

That has got to be a bitter pill to swallow for the people of Oregon.

Or it would be if they could get the pill, which they can't, because their shitty website is broken.

To be fair to Oregon, not all of that money was spent on the website itself.

3000000 of it was spent on violently adorable adverts like this.

To care for each 1 Every daughter and son Live long in Oregon

Your mountains are breathtaking, your coffee is fair trade, and everywhere you go, you hear the sound of fucking ukuleles.

This is all very charming, until you waste tens of millions of dollars of taxpayer money on a website that doesn't work.

Luckily, we here have prepared something to convey that message to you in a way that I think you'll be able to understand.

Like artists In Portland your site doesn't work that 404 error is not just a quirk You blew all our money on these stupid sets So when you break your leg drive the neighborhood You stupid Oregon idiots You human venturous boards Your passion for cuteness might kill your whole state.


Speaker 0: There was big Obamacare news this week. On the positive side, sign-ups have surpassed 8 million people, but unfortunately on Thursday, it turned out that 1 state in particular is lagging behind.

Speaker 1: Oregon has officially shut down its online health care exchange after weeks of trying to fix its bulky, glitchy system. Oregon residents will now use the federal healthcare.gov site to sign up for medical insurance.

Speaker 2: All told, taxpayers have coughed up a whopping 248 million for a website that still doesn't work.

Speaker 0: Wait, wait, wait. Okay. So let's break all of that down. Oregon spent a quarter of a billion dollars, and its website, designed to sign people up in 1 sitting, did that for exactly nobody. And they're now handing the keys over to Healthcare.gov.

That has got to be a bitter pill to swallow for the people of Oregon. Or it would be if they could get the pill, which they can't, because their shitty website is broken. Now, to be fair... To be fair... To be fair to Oregon, not all of that money was spent on the website itself.

3000000 of it was spent on violently adorable adverts like this.

Speaker 3: Long live our Oregon spirit. Long live the Oregon way. To care for each 1 Every daughter and son Live long in Oregon

Speaker 0: Look, we get it Oregon. You people live in a cartoon. Your mountains are breathtaking, your coffee is fair trade, and everywhere you go, you hear the sound of fucking ukuleles. You've made your point. But here's the thing.

This is all very charming, until you waste tens of millions of dollars of taxpayer money on a website that doesn't work. Luckily, we here have prepared something to convey that message to you in a way that I think you'll be able to understand. ♪

Speaker 2: Like artists In Portland your site doesn't work that 404 error is not just a quirk You blew all our money on these stupid sets So when you break your leg drive the neighborhood You stupid Oregon idiots You human venturous boards Your passion for cuteness might kill your whole state. So long, Oregon. You

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"Oregon Spirit" by Lisa Loeb: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)