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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums2 Million People Visited HealthCare.gov Ahead Of Deadline
2 Million People Visited HealthCare.gov Ahead Of Deadline
Two million people visited HealthCare.gov on Monday, the ostensible deadline to sign up through Obamacare for health coverage that starts in January, according to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The administration announced Monday, though, that anyone who enrolled in coverage by the end of the day Tuesday would still be covered on Jan. 1. After Tuesday, the earliest that one's coverage would start would be Feb. 1.
The high volume forced CMS to deploy the website's queueing system, which asked a total of 129,000 people to come back later to complete their application.
CMS said that traffic remained high Tuesday, though not as high as Monday, and the queueing system had not been activated.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/obamacare-website-hits-december-deadline
Two million people visited HealthCare.gov on Monday, the ostensible deadline to sign up through Obamacare for health coverage that starts in January, according to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The administration announced Monday, though, that anyone who enrolled in coverage by the end of the day Tuesday would still be covered on Jan. 1. After Tuesday, the earliest that one's coverage would start would be Feb. 1.
The high volume forced CMS to deploy the website's queueing system, which asked a total of 129,000 people to come back later to complete their application.
CMS said that traffic remained high Tuesday, though not as high as Monday, and the queueing system had not been activated.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/obamacare-website-hits-december-deadline
Obamacare enrollment: California tops 400,000; Kentucy at 100,000-plus
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024223612
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2 Million People Visited HealthCare.gov Ahead Of Deadline (Original Post)
ProSense
Dec 2013
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Tarheel_Dem
(31,235 posts)1. Fingers crossed that people who've been shut out are finally getting the access to the healthcare...
that the rest of us have taken for granted.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)2. Kick! n/t
flamingdem
(39,313 posts)4. Healthy New Year to everyone!
Hooray for Obamacare, finally in action for millions