Obamacare Enrollment Starts Stronger Than 2016 in First Four Days
- 600,000 enrolled Nov. 1-4; Last year, 415,000 in first 5 days
- CMS early numbers are for 39 states using HealthCare.gov
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Americans signed up for Obamacare plans at a brisk pace early in this year’s open-enrollment period, despite repeated White House efforts to undermine the health law.
More than 600,000 people selected Obamacare plans for 2018 from Nov. 1 to Nov. 4 in the 39 states that use the HealthCare.gov eligibility and enrollment platform, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said Thursday. Last year, about 415,500 enrolled from Nov. 1 to Nov. 5.