WASHINGTON -- The number of people who have chosen
a health care plan through a state or federal exchange topped 6 million on
Thursday, putting the administration ahead of revised projections with several
days before the enrollment deadline.
The number, which was announced by President Barack
Obama during a conference call on Thursday, reflects a major uptick in interest
in health care coverage ahead of the deadline. The administration has revised
that end date a bit so that people in the queue by March 31 have time to
complete their application process should they run into issues.
Original projections had approximately 7 million
people signing up for private plans through the state and federal Obamacare
exchanges during the six-month enrollment period. That number was revised
significantly downward after major technical problems plagued the federal
website upon its launch.
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