By — News Desk News Desk Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/healthcare-gov-insurance-marketplace-enrollment-hits-5-million Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Insurance marketplace enrollment hits 5 million Politics Mar 17, 2014 6:10 PM EDT More than 5 million Americans have signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s new “marketplaces,” the Obama administration announced Monday. That means roughly 800,000 people have signed up in March — a quickening pace given that only 4.2 million had enrolled by the end of February. The White House hopes the total will be closer to 6 million by the end of open enrollment March 31 — which is still well below the 7 million they initially projected would be enrolled by this time. The PBS NewsHour recently re-capped the types of uninsured Americans the administration is pursuing most fiercely in these final weeks: Watch the full discussion, or read a transcript of the segment, which originally aired on March 11. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — News Desk News Desk
More than 5 million Americans have signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s new “marketplaces,” the Obama administration announced Monday. That means roughly 800,000 people have signed up in March — a quickening pace given that only 4.2 million had enrolled by the end of February. The White House hopes the total will be closer to 6 million by the end of open enrollment March 31 — which is still well below the 7 million they initially projected would be enrolled by this time. The PBS NewsHour recently re-capped the types of uninsured Americans the administration is pursuing most fiercely in these final weeks: Watch the full discussion, or read a transcript of the segment, which originally aired on March 11. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now