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Obamacare Website Enrollment 90% Below Government Expectations
The administration had estimated that nearly 500,000 people would enroll in October, according to internal memos cited last week by Rep. Dave Camp (R., Mich.); but as WSJ reports, initial reports suggest that fewer than 50,000 people successfully navigated the troubled federal health-care website to enroll in private health insurance plans as of last week. The figures represent an improvement from the website's first days. On Oct. 1, when it opened, only six people signed up for coverage, according to internal administration memos but remains 90% below expectations with only 4 months until seven million are expected to have signed up for private coverage when the open-enrollment period is set to end.
And on a quiet news day... (h/t @bondskew)
Initial reports suggest that fewer than 50,000 people successfully navigated the troubled federal health-care website to enroll in private health insurance plans as of last week, two people familiar with the matter said Monday.
The early tally falls far short of internal goals set by President Barack Obama's administration in the months leading up to the opening of the HealthCare.gov site Oct. 1, and the low number has worried health insurers that are counting on higher turnout.
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The administration had estimated that nearly 500,000 people would enroll in October, according to internal memos cited last week by Rep. Dave Camp (R., Mich.). An estimated seven million were expected to gain private coverage by the end of March, when the open-enrollment period is set to end.
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Health and Human Services spokeswoman Erin Shields Britt said Monday she couldn't confirm the enrollment numbers. She added, "We have always anticipated that initial enrollment numbers would be low and increase over time."
In some cases, insurers have reported duplicated 834s and other data-integrity problems,
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The initial federal numbers set for release this week are expected to show enrollment only through the end of October, so the figures are expected to be lower
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Supporters of the law say they expect the largest share of enrollees to arrive late this year. When Massachusetts rolled out a similar statewide health overhaul in 2007, only 123 people signed up in the first month. That figure has been cited by Obama administration officials who have taken pains to play down expectations for the early enrollment numbers
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Mr. Ulrich, who runs his own financial-planning firm, said he wanted to sign up by Dec. 15 but is hesitating because he also wants to review small-business plans. That part of the site isn't yet working.
"I've got a month to make a decision, and I don't even have the information available to me," Mr. Ulrich said.
The tight timeline has health insurers worried.
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The administration hasn't said whether it will release demographic data such as ages when it announces the number of enrollees.
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Aman Brother!
for once I love lazy poor people for not signing up!!
O'Bimbo seriously needs to hire a new, better sales strategist - here's how you do it:
Petitions for Crazy Things
I think this one alone pretty much sums it all up, though: People sign "I am a moron" petition without reading headline
Bullish America!!!
What did they expect?.Who the hell can afford the premiums,after the deductible?,only people who do not need the coverage.
I like the photo of 0 as a doctor--he would make a great proctologist. Very thorough and enthusiastic I'm sure.
He has done that before, so many have said.
Looks like Chevy Volts are selling better than Obozocare.
And assuming most of the people who are signing up get subsidies, it sets up as a total budget disaster.
QE4-2Infinity&Beyond.
Its pretty pathetic, the rats never know they're trapped till one of them starts gnawing on the others leg.
Has anybody signed up that is actually going to 'send in money' as opposed to 'drawing it out'????
jb
States with functioning exchanges have signed up 49,100, so they say. Have they paid yet?
Everything BHO touches turns to hot steamy dog crap, or death.
'Merikans are so goddamn healthy, they don't need no stink'in health insurance - how's that for putting lipstick on a sickly pig!....
Obamacare is almost selling as well as fireplaces in Saudi Arabia in July..............
The key thing about health care isn't insurance, its the quality and competence of your doctor. And the good ones only take cash, no insurance. Why, because they can-they represent the roughly 10% of all doctors with real ability and talent? The real awakening will be for suckers who sign up (and lose control of all their personal information) for this ponzi will be when they try to get a quality doctor to see them. You want your medical records stored inside a locked file in your doctors office, not on a computer connected to the internet.
There's only one question to ask yourself, "do I want to see a doctor that accepts medicaid"? Make sure he doesn't accept medicaid before you even consider him/her. And all these so called signups are likely for medicaid. Stupid is as stupid does. Its why we need more natural selection which Obamacare will certainly accelerate.
I am sooooo looking forward to seeing CONgress and their insurance company lobbyists getting their arse kicked over this debacle.
It is a nightmare for anyone trying to comply with their law; their law that only profits them; their law from which they are EXEMPT.
Bastids.
its been far too long since an assassination. time to put that fucked abortion from the Kenyan jungle in a hole in the groundtogether with that lying sibelius scroat and the other two tossers bidet and the pelosi cow
Is it any wonder why the "Administration" stopped calling it "Obamacare" They are now calling it the ACA, it seems even Obama does not want his name attached to it. HAHAHAHA
Is it any wonder why the "Administration" stopped calling it "Obamacare" They are now calling it the ACA, it seems even Obama does not want his name attached to it. HAHAHAHA
Since I cannot afford this bullshit fascist so called health insurance, I will be paying the penalty. I can easily afford a catastrophic policy, but I lost my job 6 months after 3/23/2010, and no these cock mongers won't let me buy one. I was one of the first to have the Obamacare dick broken off in my ass.
Guess what I'm making a list of every Obama voter or company that supports him to whom I pay money for goods or services. I will be cutting my expenses to the bone to make that penalty payment. I make too much to qualify for the subsidy and not enough to afford these fucking crazy rates and deductibles.
Plus, believe it or not I actually have other bills to pay. It's not like I can pay a huge chunk of my take home pay for a Bronze Plan that will not protect me from medical bankruptcy.
Guess who's going to be first on my cutting list. Enjoy the hope and change mother fuckers!!!!