An estimated 9.2 million people signed up via Healthcare.gov by the Jan. 31 open enrollment deadline, according to the update from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.The data also showed that many faced 25 percent premium hikes on average and that there were fewer options.
While that may have been anticipated, the uncustomary and highly politicized wording in a
"Obamacare has failed the American people, with one broken promise after another," said current Health and Human Services spokesman Matt Lloyd in a statement.
On the other hand,
That prompted, Benjamin Wakana, who held Lloyd's position until two weeks ago, to fire back. "That statement is insane," he told CNBC.
Not "incorrect". Not "misguided". Not "politically motivated". So far out of my comfort zone it must be "insane".
"Considering the (Affordable Care Act) covered 20 million more people than any Republican plan."
And it was all free, too!
The Trump administration stopped outreach and pulled advertising for Obamacare over the past two weeks. "The sabotage efforts worked," Charles Gaba, an
Impossible, of course, but there - I said it anyway.