Federal health market surpasses 1 million signups

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Source: Associated Press

HONOLULU (AP) -- A December surge propelled health care sign-ups through the government's rehabilitated website past the 1 million mark, the Obama administration said Sunday, reflecting new signs of life for the problem-plagued federal insurance exchange.

Of the more than 1.1 million people now enrolled, nearly 1 million signed up in December, with the majority coming in the week before a pre-Christmas deadline for coverage to start in January. Compare that to a paltry 27,000 in October -the website's first, error-prone month - or 137,000 in November.

The figures tell only part of the story. The administration has yet to provide a December update on the 14 states running their own exchanges. While California, New York, Washington, Kentucky and Connecticut have performed well, others are still struggling.

Still, the end-of-year surge suggests that with HealthCare.Gov now functioning better, the federal market may be starting to pull its weight. The windfall comes at a critical moment for Obama's sweeping health care law, which becomes "real" for many Americans on Jan. 1 when coverage through the exchanges and key patient protections kick in.

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[RBInMaine]

1. Even the AP, which is virtually Fox News in print, is starting to deal with the reality of this.

[bigdarryl]

2. Read the whole article this isn't a positive story on the ACA

They still go into the talking points like they are not going to meet their target numbers or young people are not signing up.Which isall BULLSHIT!!

[RBInMaine]

3. Ya, like I said, the fucking AP is just Fox News in print. Bunch of corporate LIES and SHIT.

[TomCADem]

4. The Key Fact Is This Does Not Include Enrollees On State Sites

California and New York alone were supplying the vast majority of enrollees before the December surge on the federal website. In contrast, Texas continues to have the largest number of uninsured residents.