1,370 Select Health Plans In Illinois: Feds
From the Associated Press
Federal officials say 1,370 Illinois residents submitted an application and selected a health plan as the troubled HealthCare.gov website limped its way through its first month.
A report released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says a total of 30,901 people in Illinois have submitted paper or electronic applications on the new insurance marketplace. They were applying for coverage on behalf of 56,636 people — for example, themselves, their spouses and children.
The Obama administration revealed Wednesday that fewer than 27,000 people signed up for private health insurance last month in the 36 states relying on a problem-filled federal website.
States running their own enrollment systems did better, signing up more than 79,000, for a total enrollment of over 106,000.
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From the Associated Press
Federal officials say 1,370 Illinois residents submitted an application and selected a health plan as the troubled HealthCare.gov website limped its way through its first month.
A report released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says a total of 30,901 people in Illinois have submitted paper or electronic applications on the new insurance marketplace. They were applying for coverage on behalf of 56,636 people — for example, themselves, their spouses and children.
The Obama administration revealed Wednesday that fewer than 27,000 people signed up for private health insurance last month in the 36 states relying on a problem-filled federal website.
States running their own enrollment systems did better, signing up more than 79,000, for a total enrollment of over 106,000.
Read more in our daily News Update...