1.9 Million Americans Sign Up For Obamacare, 4.5 Million Renew Coverage

FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2014 file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell speaks at Florida International University College of Law in Miami. Like other HealthCare.gov customers, immigrants are reli... FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2014 file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell speaks at Florida International University College of Law in Miami. Like other HealthCare.gov customers, immigrants are relieved that the government’s health insurance website is working fairly well this year. They’re baffled, though, by what looks like an obvious lapse: It’s the inability to easily upload a copy of their green card, the government identification document that shows they are legal U.S. residents and therefore entitled to benefits under President Barack Obama’s health care law. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File) MORE LESS
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell says health care sign-ups are off to an encouraging start, but a lot of work is still needed to make the second open enrollment season for the federal insurance market a success.

Burwell says 1.9 million new customers have picked a plan through the federal market as of Dec. 19. It serves 37 states.

Another 4.5 million have renewed existing coverage, with most automatically re-enrolled.

The numbers don’t include states running their own insurance exchanges.

Burwell said Tuesday the administration will release a full 50-state report next week.

With the HealthCare.gov website running much better this year, the administration has set a goal of 9.1 million customers signed up and paying premiums in 2015.

Open enrollment ends Feb. 15.

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  1. Avatar for sjk sjk says:

    This is horrible news. if you are a GOTP’er…

  2. Avatar for marby marby says:

    Open enrollment lasts until Feb. 15th. Given the fact that most humans procrastinate at least somewhat, I’ll wait to see what the numbers look like in another month or so (but 6.4 million at this point seems positive)

  3. Out OF 314Million AMericaNs, THAT is PREtty MUCh a sure SIGN that OHbummercare IS A massIVE FAILURE. Does ANY of theSE prograMS coVER EBOLA??? BenGHAZI!1111!!1one!11!!!

  4. Wonder how many of them bothered to vote?

  5. I distinctly remember, this time in 2013, the media’s yowling on the messed up website and the GOP already declaring that the ACA failed. On this website alone, the trolls were chortling about what a bust “Obamacare” was. Fast forward to now and there are no signs of this law going always due to lack of interest and/or support from Americans.

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