[h=1]Initial Obamacare enrollment estimates far short of targets: reports[/h] By Caroline Humer
Mon Nov 11, 2013 6:41pm EST
A man looks over the Affordable Care Act (commonly known as Obamacare) signup page on the HealthCare.gov website in New York in this October 2, 2013 photo illustration.
Credit: Reuters/Mike Segar
(Reuters) - Initial enrollment estimates for President Barack Obama's healthcare reform program show participation is falling far short of expectations, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, raising pressure on the White House to get its rollout back on track.
Fewer than 50,000 Americans were able to sign up for new Obamacare health insurance plans in October through the error-plagued HealthCare.gov website, below the federal government's target, the newspaper reported on Monday, citing two people familiar with the matter. The data is from 36 states.
Official enrollment data for all 50 states and the District of Columbia will not be released by the administration until sometime later this week.
A low enrollment tally will likely be seized upon by Obamacare's Republican critics as evidence the law's implementation is failing.
Mon Nov 11, 2013 6:41pm EST
Credit: Reuters/Mike Segar
(Reuters) - Initial enrollment estimates for President Barack Obama's healthcare reform program show participation is falling far short of expectations, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, raising pressure on the White House to get its rollout back on track.
Fewer than 50,000 Americans were able to sign up for new Obamacare health insurance plans in October through the error-plagued HealthCare.gov website, below the federal government's target, the newspaper reported on Monday, citing two people familiar with the matter. The data is from 36 states.
Official enrollment data for all 50 states and the District of Columbia will not be released by the administration until sometime later this week.
A low enrollment tally will likely be seized upon by Obamacare's Republican critics as evidence the law's implementation is failing.