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Obama Announces 11.4 Million Americans Enrolled in Obamacare

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thinkstock 2.17.15 aca?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1424225732641Ellenmck/iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — In a Facebook video released Tuesday night, President Obama announced 11.4 million Americans signed up for healthcare coverage through the Affordable Care Act this year.

“We just got great news today which is that during this open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act, AKA Obamacare, 11.4 million people that either re-enrolled or enrolled for the first time,” Obama said in a video filmed in the Oval Office.

“It gives you some sense of how hungry people were out there for affordable, accessible health insurance,” he said. “The Affordable Care Act is working. It’s working a little better than we anticipated. Certainly I think working a lot better than many of the critics talked about early on.”

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell was also featured in the video briefing the president on the enrollment figures.  

Burwell noted more people signed up in the final day of enrollment than on any other day.

On Monday, the Department of Health and Human Services extended the deadline for enrollment through the federal website until Feb. 22 after consumers cited technical delays and long wait periods on the phone.


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