Frustrating Obamacare rollout for US president
22 Oct 2013 6:09 AM IST
President Barack Obama is expected on Monday to address the problem-plagued rollout of his signature health care legislation, which has suffered an embarrassing start with a cascade of computer problems plaguing online sign-ups for health insurance.
The rough rollout has been a black eye for Obama, who invested significant time and political capital in his first term getting the law passed, with the goal of insuring millions of Americans without coverage.
Administration officials say more than 476,000 health insurance applications have been filed through federal and state exchanges. The figures mark the most detailed measure yet of the problem-plagued rollout of the insurance marketplace.
However, the officials continue to refuse to say how many people have actually enrolled. And without enrollment figures, it’s unclear whether the program is on track to reach the 7 million people projected to gain coverage during the six-month sign-up period.
Obama will directly address the technical problems with the health care websites on Monday morning during an event in the White House Rose Garden, according to the White House.
Officials said the president finds the glitches unacceptable and will outline for the public steps the administration is taking to address the troubles.
Obama will be joined during the event by people who have already enrolled in insurance programs through the new exchanges.
The administration has not said how many people have enrolled during the first three weeks of sign-ups.
The rough rollout has been a black eye for Obama, who invested significant time and political capital in his first term getting the law passed, with the goal of insuring millions of Americans without coverage.
Administration officials say more than 476,000 health insurance applications have been filed through federal and state exchanges. The figures mark the most detailed measure yet of the problem-plagued rollout of the insurance marketplace.
However, the officials continue to refuse to say how many people have actually enrolled. And without enrollment figures, it’s unclear whether the program is on track to reach the 7 million people projected to gain coverage during the six-month sign-up period.
Obama will directly address the technical problems with the health care websites on Monday morning during an event in the White House Rose Garden, according to the White House.
Officials said the president finds the glitches unacceptable and will outline for the public steps the administration is taking to address the troubles.
Obama will be joined during the event by people who have already enrolled in insurance programs through the new exchanges.
The administration has not said how many people have enrolled during the first three weeks of sign-ups.
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