Technicalissues faced on the initial day of enrollment mayhave prevented as many as 100,000 people from enrolling ina health care plan. (Photo: Shutterstock)
Perhaps everyone's just too busy watching the impeachmenthearings unfold, or they're getting an early start on theirChristmas shopping. Or maybe it's the repeal of the individualmandate. Whatever the reason, signups for individual healthinsurance plans on Healthcare.gov are down 20 percent over lastyear.
After the first two weeks of enrollment, numbers are down 240,000 from last year. Week 2 saw 754,967enrollees, for a running total of 932,049. Last year's two-weektotal was 1,176,232.
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Emily Payne
Emily Payne is director, content analytics for ALM's Business & Finance Markets and former managing editor for BenefitsPRO. A Wisconsin native, she has spent the past decade writing and editing for various athletic and fitness publications. She holds an English degree and Business certificate from the University of Wisconsin.
