Obama Says 8 Million Have Signed Up for Health Insurance; 35% Under 35
President Obama on Thursday announced that eight million people have signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act and that 35 percent are under the age of 35, countering the criticism that it would attract mainly older and sicker people.
Mr. Obama also said that millions of the enrollees had purchased private insurance for the first time, strengthening the administration’s case that the new health law was expanding coverage, not simply moving people from one insurance plan to another.
“This thing is working,� Mr. Obama said during his remarks, delivered in the White House briefing room.
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