Why State Exchanges Sites Worked While the Federal Site Faltered

Why State Exchange Sites Worked While the Federal Site Faltered by Patrick Marshall.  The Seattle Times/Kaiser Health News.  October 31, 2013.

(1)  Several states running their own exchanges including ______________________ have exceeded federal enrollment targets.

(2)  The federal system must be capable of integrating with _______________________.

(3)  The federal Data Services Hub provides one connection to _____________________ to verify consumer application information for _______________________.

(4)  In Washington state eliminating legacy hardware and out-of-date software has made it easier to ___________________________________, an option not open to architects of the federal site.

(5)  Proximity to those with a stake in the system, ______________________, provide another advantage to state systems.

(6)  Managing contractors is another advantage possessed by state exchanges.  For example Washington state had ________ outside contractors while the federal site had ________.

(7)  Vendors at the federal level may have been more hesitant to alert the sponsor of problems because ________________________.

(8)  How does having a "single throat to choke" aid in the implementation of such a large project?  How did the states and federal efforts contrast in this regard.