How Many People Have Enrolled So Far in Obamacare’s Second Open Enrollment?

Undoubtedly I will hear that question many times in the coming weeks.

The answer is that this enrollment process is so screwed up we will have no earthly idea how many new people have enrolled and how many 2014 enrollees remained on the program until at least April 2015.

Let me try to illustrate.

Let’s say George is now enrolled in Obamacare. He is happy to have subsidized and guaranteed
SOURCE: Health Care Policy and Marketplace Review – Read entire story here.

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