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Judi Lynn

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Thu Nov 9, 2017, 11:12 AM Nov 2017

About 600,000 sign up for ObamaCare in first four days [View all]

Source: The Hill


BY PETER SULLIVAN - 11/09/17 10:55 AM EST

About 600,000 people signed up for ObamaCare plans in the first four days of enrollment, the Trump administration announced Thursday.

Sign-ups are running at a faster pace than at this time last year. In fact, about twice as many people signed up on the first day, Nov. 1, this year compared to last year.


There were about 150,000 sign-ups per day on average for the first four days this year, compared to 84,000 sign-ups per day for the first 12 days last year. There is no data for just the first four days of last year.

Still, the results have energized Democrats, who have been worried about low enrollment due to Trump administration cutbacks in outreach.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/359594-about-600000-sign-up-for-obamacare-in-first-four-days

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My husband was one of these. lark Nov 2017 #1
Anyone see the stunt Jimmy Kimmels been pulling? truthisfreedom Nov 2017 #2
I have been watching this cyclonefence Nov 2017 #4
K&R mcar Nov 2017 #3
I renewed and it actually cost less Bradshaw3 Nov 2017 #5
I am being forced to change plans due to high premiums. subterranean Nov 2017 #6
glad its "dead" MFM008 Nov 2017 #7
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