White House says Obamacare enrollment exceeds 6 million

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Source: Reuters

The White House said on Thursday that more than 6 million people have now signed up for private insurance plans under President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law known as Obamacare, reflecting a surge in enrollments days before the March 31 deadline.

Ten days ago, the administration had pegged enrollment at more than 5 million people, and enlisted celebrities and top government officials to try to convince more uninsured people - particularly the young and healthy - to sign up.

The last-minute boost has exceeded the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office's estimate that 6 million people would sign up in the program's first year, down from earlier expectations of 7 million enrollees because of problems with websites used for shopping for insurance. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Sandra Maler)



Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/27/usa-healthcare-enrollment-idUSL1N0MO1E720140327

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Obamacare Reaches New Milestone: 6 Million Sign-Ups
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/obamacare-6-million-enrollees

https://twitter.com/igorvolsky/status/449250975778619392
News that 6 million signed up for Obamacare DESPITE horrible rollout/press coverage etc... means GOP's campaign to undo law is dead forever

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1. YAY

can you imagine if all states had participated.

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2. Can you imagine if President Obama used that example as one just way the GOP is destroying America?

He needs to start campaigning right now.

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3. getting closer and closer have the Repubs exploded yet

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4. if it weren't for O-care, I would have no health insurance. Thank you, Pres. Obama!

I worked all my life as a teacher, left my home for another state to care give for my mother with Alzheimer's for more than 5 yrs, and did private contract work while helping my mother. So I bought my own individual insurance. Then I got cancer and was told by my BCBS insurance co. they couldn't cover me to end of contract due to the ACA. I enlisted the help of my Congressman, Chris van Hollen. Thank Goddess for him and his staff! I got my old contract restored until I could get Obamacare. I love O for this. Without Ocare, I would be paying out of pocket for cancer treatments that are way beyond my ability to pay. I might even lose my beloved home I've worked for 30 yrs. to pay off.

Repukes couldn't care less since they're always taken care of by their rich puppetmasters. I despise them.

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5. how many are rollovers?

I never get a straight answer.

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7. what do you mean by rollovers?

I am not a rollover, I'm a person who would have had NO insurance without O-care, and I have a life threatening illness.

I guess that's OK with repugs if I couldn't afford the medical care I need. THEY need 5 Rolls Royces sitting in the driveways of their mansions.

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8. correct. my question is.

of the new sign-ups.
How many had insurance
shortly before they acquired ACA?

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9. I had private insurance & was told by BCBS it would end my insurance before contract was over

Gee, just around the time I was diagnosed with a serious life threatening illness and they were starting to get some bills ---for the first time in my life, they had to pay out. Coincidence they wanted to cut me off before the contract was over? I don't think so. They sent me an email on Dec. 17 ---b/c I had emailed them asking what my new premium would cost when the contract ended Jan. 31----saying my insurance was ending on Dec. 31 "due to the ACA." I enlisted the help of my Dem congressman's office and they did a superb job. BCBS then told the congressman its message had a typo about the end date. Yeah, right.

And your point about rollover is....?

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10. good luck with your health issues.

many people are having their health insurance
dropped or modified because ACA lets that happen.
Which is a great deal.(if you are the insurance company).
............
my point about rollovers is,
I would like to know how many
of the new ACA policyholders...
were in a good situation,
until they were throw
under the bus.

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6. and with no republican support

yes indeed