In Upbeat Prediction, Obama Administration Sets 13.8M Goal For Final Enrollment Period
The number is about 1 million more than 2016's total.
The Associated Press:
13.8M Goal Set For Obama's Final Health Care Sign-Up Season
The Obama administration has set its goal for the president's final health care sign-up season. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell says she expects 13.8 million people to sign up. This is shaping up to be the most challenging sign-up season since HealthCare.gov launched in 2013 and its computer system didn't work. (10/19)
CNBC:
Obamacare Sign-Ups For 2017 Projected At 13.8 Million, Slight Rise Over 2016
The nation's top health official said Wednesday she expects nearly 13.8 million people to sign up for Obamacare insurance plans for health coverage in 2017 during the upcoming open enrollment season. That estimate represents a modest increase in the number of people — 12.7 million — who signed up for Obamacare plans during open enrollment for 2016. The 9 percent projected increase would equal the bump seen in sign-ups for this year, when enrollment growth in Affordable Care Act plans began leveling off. (Mangan, 10/19)
The Washington Post:
ACA Enrollment To Rise By 1 Million Next Year, Obama Administration Projects
The administration’s optimism contrasts with recent estimates by outside analysts,some of whom have suggested that enrollment growth will slow or even reverse in 2017 because some insurers are withdrawing from the ACA exchanges and the prices charged by the remaining companies are soaring in many parts of the country. “Ultimately, the marketplace is strong – and will continue to be strong – because it is offering a product that people want and need,” Burwell said in remarks at HHS headquarters. (Goldstein, 10/19)