Baby steps.
The Daily Mail reported that two sources at Health & Human Services leaked to them the number of Obamacare applicants through the federal exchange in the first week (you know it’s bad when information has to be “leaked” about a “signature achievement”):
Breaking: Two HHS workers likely to be out of work soon (enrollment figures allegedly leaked) http://t.co/V7kscNgq5t
— Jason Millman (@JasonMillman) October 10, 2013
Something to keep in mind about the numbers of applications:
So Obamacare has 51k "applicants"? How many have actually sent in a check?
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) October 10, 2013
When it’s time to pay up, whether it’s the premium or the fine, we’re likely to see rapidly revised numbers both in enrollment as well as popularity.
Perspective:
LOL, @DLoesch has 3 times more twitter followers than #Obamacare has people signed up. http://t.co/KMzDSErVLo ht: @iowahawkblog
— Chris Loesch (@ChrisLoesch) October 10, 2013
This just in: drunk nobody from Iowa has 40% more twitter followers than Obamacare has applicants http://t.co/D0q2CzpbwS
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) October 10, 2013
How many http://t.co/j25QEtMhIV applications in the first week?
51,000
The Jacksonville Jaguars sell more tickets per week than that.
— Steve Stockman (@SteveWorks4You) October 10, 2013
Ouch!
Jay Carney said this week that the administration would only be releasing official enrollment numbers monthly, which could become yearly if things keep going badly.
