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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMore signed up for Obamacare in first two days of December than in all of October
More signed up for Obamacare in first two days of December than in all of OctoberPosted by Sarah Kliff at the Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/12/04/more-people-signed-up-for-obamacare-in-the-last-three-days-than-all-of-october/
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Consider this Obamacare's December deluge: More people bought health insurance through HealthCare.gov in the first two days of December than in all of October.
Politico reported moments ago that 29,000 people have enrolled in coverage through HealthCare.gov since Sunday, when a big set of fixes went into place. That would beat out the 26,000 people who purchased coverage in October.
In a way, this is actually pretty close to what the White House projected. For months leading up to the law's rollout, officials there would tell you that they expected very slow enrollment in October, followed by a slightly faster pace in November. As shoppers edged closer to the December deadline for purchasing coverage that starts in January, they expected things to move even quicker.
Of course, what they did not project were crippling technical problems in the health law's first two months, which would make it near impossible for many to purchase coverage. The administration initially expected that about a half-million people would sign up in October. It's fair to say they did not come anywhere near that goal.
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More signed up for Obamacare in first two days of December than in all of October (Original Post)
applegrove
Dec 2013
OP
SheilaT
(23,156 posts)1. There was an article about a month ago
looking at how the sign-up for Romneycare went. And very few people signed up at the very beginning, but more and more did as they got closer to the first deadline. Gee, imagine that.
mucifer
(23,542 posts)2. 29,000 still seems like a pretty small number. Hope it increases soon.
treestar
(82,383 posts)3. The M$M reporting that things are improving
in 3, 2, well, thought not!