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kpete

(71,965 posts)
Wed Dec 11, 2013, 06:30 PM Dec 2013

Pretty ACA pics



Just about 1.2 million people have gained health coverage through Obamacare, according to new federal data released Wednesday morning. Approximately 365,000 of those people have purchased private insurance and 803,000 have been determined to be eligible for the public Medicaid program. These numbers count data from both October and November, and show an especially quick growth in HealthCare.gov enrollment.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/12/11/since-october-1-2-million-have-gained-obamacare-coverage/?wprss=rss_ezra-klein

My best guess is that signups for private insurance through the federally-run Affordable Care Act exchanges are rising very sharply: About 69,000 during the week ending Dec. 2, up from only about 2,000 in the program's first week, ending Oct. 7.

That means the signup pace is nearly doubling, week-to-week.



Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-obamacare-enrollment-numbers-november-2013-12#ixzz2nCxxzSVX

http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-obamacare-enrollment-numbers-november-2013-12
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