Major Insurer: More Obamacare Sign-Ups Than We Expected

[ashling]

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/wellpoint-obamacare-sign-ups

A major health insurance company reported Wednesday that its Obamacare sign-ups were higher than its projections, some of the first concrete evidence that the health care reform law is working from the industry's perspective.

Joseph Swedish, CEO of WellPoint, told investors that the company had received 500,000 applications through HealthCare.gov and its state-operated counterparts. He said the number was "ahead of our most recent projections." He added that applications had spiked in December and the company expects another surge before the March 31 deadline to enroll in coverage for 2014.

“We do feel good about what we’ve seen thus far on the exchanges,” Swedish said on the call. “While it is early, we are encouraged by the level of applications we’ve received."

[Keefer]

1. I'm concerned about ONE thing though

My major concern is the number of "young" people enrolling. That needs to be high enough to sustain the program.

[rurallib]

4. Howard Dean addressed that on Chris Hayes one night (I think it was Hayes)

And he said that is another myth planted by the anti-ACA group. I was not paying close attention - back in December sometime I think.

[ProSense]

2. Glitches!!! n/t

[sheshe2]

3. K&R!

[Iliyah]

5. K & R

A lot of misinformation floating around. Even the corporate media thru social media is creating a atmosphere that the Democratic Party cannot keep congress at all which is total bullshit.

How in the hell does Joe S stay on tv, his ratings suck.

[CarrieLynne]

6. ok, just so we know what we are dealing with here....

hubbys mom - very sickly all her life...has no insurance....refuses to sign up for obamacare cause her church, that she attends 7 days a week would make her an outcast.....

so the other day she goes to ER...cant get help cause of no insurance....

somehow...obamacare insurance arrive in the mail 'against her will' she is ANGRY

then goes to the ER again and gets help....lol

[ErikJ]

7. Unbelievable! They'd rather die than admit defeat.

[CarrieLynne]

8. yeah I have no idea how it magically showed up but..

in past conversations shes admitted that she has no idea why she doesnt like obama, just that her church tells her not to.....

[FiveGoodMen]

11. "just that her church tells her not to....."

That's why it's not okay to just let people have their beliefs.

Some beliefs need to be fought against because they are just not acceptable.

[Arugula Latte]

9. Hmm, isn't prayer supposed to solve everything?

I mean, jeez, the woman goes to church 7 days a week, you'd think her deity would help her out a bit ...

[CarrieLynne]

10. ROFL! IKR!!!

i guess she had gastric bypass years ago and somehow part of her intestines ended up being put in backwards...thats what I hear anyway....so shes been sick from that for 20 years....

FWIW I know nothing about that kinda surgery to know if thats even possible lol...but I do know some crazy random stuff comes outta her mouth so it wouldnt surprise me at all to find out that its all bs lol