October 1 marked the one-year anniversary of HealthCare.gov, the centerpiece of the $2.1 billion insurance enrollment system created by the President’s health-care law. Americans vividly remember the frustration of long wait times and technical malfunctions during the website’s disastrous rollout last year. As the second enrollment period approaches on November 15, HealthCare.gov is still cause for concern.

Administration Did Not Heed Warnings

Last month, a troubling report released by the Government Accountability Office revealed that HealthCare.gov has security risks that could compromise Americans’ personal information and privacy. The independent agency said the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has not adequately addressed these weaknesses and remained silent on significant security risks when the website was first launched. Just this summer, a hacker was successful in uploading malicious software to HealthCare.gov. The breach went undetected for more than a month.

The Obama Administration has repeatedly tried to downplay problems with HealthCare.gov and the health-care law itself. Last year, both Kathleen Sebelius, the former secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), and CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner assured lawmakers that the website was secure. Congress later learned that cybersecurity and technology officials at CMS and HHS had concerns with security testing and warned against the full launch of the site on October 1, 2013.

More Americans Hurt by Law Than Helped

In addition to technological issues, Americans have yet to see lower health-care bills. Instead of reducing costs by an average of $2,500 per family annually, as President Obama repeatedly promised, premiums have jumped by an average of $3,459 since he took office. Moreover, tens of thousands of Americans are expected to see their insurance plans have been canceled this year. They join more than 2 million people who have already lost health coverage, despite the President’s assurance that “if you like the plan you have, you can keep it.” Adding insult to injury, about 30 million Americans are still uninsured.

The negative fallout helps explain the health-care law’s unpopularity. According to a recent Gallup poll, a rising number of Americans say that the law has done more harm than good for their families. A majority disapproves of the law overall.

Challenges Loom for Tax Season

The implementation of Obamacare continues to cause confusion. The Internal Revenue Service, which is administering the law’s punitive tax provisions, recently released drafts of new tax forms needed to implement the law’s subsidies and exemptions. The complex paperwork will pose additional burdens for individuals and employers during next year’s tax season.

Complications in the income verification procedures have already emerged. More than 300,000 Americans who applied for insurance through HealthCare.gov have been informed that they must provide additional financial information for insurance subsidies. Many who receive tax credits are expected to owe the government money in the final analysis, due to inconsistencies in the process.

During the past two years, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives has passed numerous bills to protect Americans from the most harmful provisions of the President’s health-care law. These ideas have yet to be brought up for debate in the Senate, where Democrats hold the majority. Only under new leadership will there be the opportunity for true health-care reform that puts patients first.