Obamacare enrollment passes 6 million

With just four days left until the end of the open enrollment period, more than 6 million consumers have signed up for the health law’s insurance exchanges, President Obama announced Thursday.

“This afternoon, while traveling in Italy, President Obama convened a conference call with health care navigators and volunteers helping with enrollment efforts and announced that more than 6 million Americans have signed up for private health insurance plans through the federal and state Marketplaces since October 1,” said the White House in a statement.