Exchange Officials Do Not Expect Large Surge of Enrollees When Marketplaces Open in October

Officials for state health insurance exchanges developed under the Affordable Care Act say they do not expect a large initial surge of consumers applying for coverage when the marketplaces open Oct. 1. However, exchange officials have said the slow ramp-up could benefit the law by providing the exchanges time to better handle issues that might occur, such as potential technical glitches.

• "Obamacare D-Day Becomes a Soft Launch" (Haberkorn, Politico, 9/14).