Obamacare Enrollment Hits 4 Million

While the conservative media focuses on how short of the mark they are, the Obama administration should be pleased that more are signing up as time goes on, with 5 weeks left until the end of the enrollment period.

While a marked improvement from the turbulent beginning of the enrollment period last year, the figure is a far cry from the 7 million enrollees that the White House had been hoping to have in place by the end of next month. Administration officials have backed away from that target in recent weeks.

The White House is also behind on its targets for the share of young and healthy enrollees in the exchanges. Figures through the end of January put that share at just 25 percent, as opposed to the nearly 40 percent the Obama administration had hoped for. The success of the law depends on younger enrollees signing up to keep premiums broadly affordable for sicker and elderly enrollees.

President Obama welcomed the news, in a speech to grassroots political group Organizing For Action. “We now have more than 4 million Americans who have signed up for quality, affordably health insurance. 4 million people have already signed up because of you. 4 million.”

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.