As Kevin reported this morning, just 365,000 people have "signed up" for Obamacare since the exchanges launched on October 1.
A new report from President Obama's Department of Health and Human Services details that 365,000 people combined [pdf] have "selected" plans on the federal and state Obamacare marketplaces. It'll take almost 3 million sign-ups in the month of December to hit the Obama Administration's stated goal of signing up 3.3 million people by the end of 2013.
The total Obamacare signups reported by HHS is still short of what was projected to be a "low target" for October alone.
Meanwhile, more than 6 million people have lost their health insurance thanks to Obamacare and cancellation letters are still hitting mailboxes on a daily basis. MyCancellation.com has compiled a number of Obamacare cancellation horror stories (beyond frustrations with healthcare.gov, blowing the "this is just a website problem" argument completely out of the water) from regular, everyday Americans on their website and Twitter feed. Here are a few of the most recent examples.
"Thanks for the help!" Pre #Obamamare was $219/mo. #ACA compliant is $586/mo. $376/mo increase is more affordable? pic.twitter.com/IbHycDQlri
— My Cancellation (@MyCancellation) December 11, 2013
This is supposed to be better New #ObamaCare compliant plan has ? ded, ? oop, ? emergency, ? prescription drugs costs pic.twitter.com/mzgDEo8oS0
— My Cancellation (@MyCancellation) December 11, 2013
Real letters. Real lives. Jim's cancellation letter informed him his new #ObamaCare policy will cost him $4,284 more pic.twitter.com/gvSo23O31n
— My Cancellation (@MyCancellation) December 11, 2013
Richard's current $425/mo policy ends on 12/31. His #ObamaCare compliant plan is $788/mo ? $4356 more next yr! #ACA pic.twitter.com/ZLlyaQLn0L
— My Cancellation (@MyCancellation) December 10, 2013
Sound familiar? #Obamacare cancelled Josephine's $160/mo #healthcare plan. Cheapest #ACA option is $3480/yr more. pic.twitter.com/c4PfRGDhhB
— My Cancellation (@MyCancellation) December 9, 2013
In case you're wondering, liberals and the Obama administration are still called Obamacare a "success."
Do you have an Obamacare cancellation story? Send it in.
Cancellation Letter? [?]. Email to @MyCancellation? [?]. Spread the Word? [?]. Have Your Story Heard! [?] #ObamaCare pic.twitter.com/GA3ozjhpLe
— My Cancellation (@MyCancellation) December 10, 2013
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