Compiled and summarized by The Market Institute.
The White House released enrollment figures for the first month of open enrollment and they are lower than they had hoped. Only 106,185 people enrolled in health coverage (CBS News).
While over 100,000 people signed up for health insurance through the exchanges, only 26,794 went through the online federal marketplace, Healthcare.gov (CNBC).
Refuting a Washington Post report that claimed Healthcare.gov would not be fixed by the end of November, tech industry insiders say that a fix for the troubled website is possible (CNN).
Kathleen Sebelius commented on the low enrollment figures, saying 975,407 “have made it through the process by applying and receiving an eligibility determination, but have not yet selected a plan” (Forbes).
A heated meeting took place on Wednesday between Congressional Democrats and White House representatives over continued Obamacare problems (CNN).
