Yesterday it was pointed out that more people have applied to live on Mars than have signed up for Obamacare. The launch has been nothing short of a disaster, and the numbers from some states are showing that the administration’s initial sign-up goals will be unattainable:
Obama administration predicted 500K people would sign up for #ObamaCare by the end of the month. Doesn't look likely. http://t.co/6OpO7DgHPY
— Jonathan Ingram (@ingramlaw) October 18, 2013
Four states had fewer than 800 people successfully (and the definition of “successfully” varies) in the first week.
From Wisconsin:
https://twitter.com/AFPWI/status/391229705317130241
Just an anecdote. Wait. RT @ByronYork: CNN: In entire state of Wisconsin, from Oct 1 to Oct 8, a total of 50 people enrolled in Obamacare.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) October 17, 2013
To South Dakota:
23 people have signed up for ObamaCare in South Dakota. Not 23,000. Not 230. 23. http://t.co/0GqoXaJS93
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) October 18, 2013
@sunnyright @hale_razor And 18 of them thought it was a new social media site.
— Southern Soapbox (@GlennEThomas) October 18, 2013
To Alaska:
#Fail #FireSebelius “@KAndersonDC: Alaska has now signed up a whopping 7 people for #ObamaCare http://t.co/mPvv0f3zi4”
— Lt. Governor Matt Pinnell (@LtGovPinnell) October 18, 2013
To Vermont:
Obama Admin Spent Million To Sign Up Only 712 People In Vermont’s Exchange, More Than ,000-Per-Person #Obamacare
— La BeBa (@Beba3105) October 18, 2013
The Daily Mail reports that those numbers mean that Vermont spent $12,000 to attract each new health insurance customer. Remember, this is all somehow supposed to save money in the long run.
Those numbers, though dismal in many states, at least prove that enrollment isn’t a complete impossibility.
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Pop the champagne! State O-care exchanges celebrate pitiful ‘enrollment’ numbers
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