WASHINGTON EXAMINER — 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.
On the call, Obama spoke with thousands of volunteers and health officials working to enroll Americans in the exchanges before the March 31 deadline. After that date those without insurance will need to pay a penalty.
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