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February 5, 2016

Health care law sign-ups have beat expectations

  • Expectations were low at the start of open enrollment, but 12.7 million people signed up. The administration had projected between 11 million and 14 million initial enrollments.
    • By RICARDO ALONSO- ZALDIVAR
    Associated Press

    WASHINGTON — Still facing political jeopardy, President Barack Obama's health care law beat expectations by earning solid sign-ups this year, according to figures released Thursday by the administration.

    About 12.7 million people signed up for individual private insurance policies or renewed their coverage for 2016, said Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell. That means Republicans running in this year's elections may find it harder to deliver on their promise of repeal, while Democrats may yet be able to tap the newly insured as a voting constituency.


     
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