''In November, 258,497 Americans selected health insurance plans through insurance exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act, according to data released this morning by the Department of Health and Human Services. That was up from 106,185 in October.
"Selected" means that the individual has enrolled in a plan but has not necessarily made the first premium payment necessary to activate the plan. Plans established by the Affordable Care Act are not effective until January 1, 2014, and premiums are not generally due until immediately before the plan start date.
The Obama Administration has frequently referenced a goal of 7 million signups for such plans by March 31, meaning the administration is only about 4% of the way to its signup goal. Still, the pace of signups may be accelerating based on leaked data for signups in the first two days of December.
An additional 803,000 Americans have been found to be eligible for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, which are government health insurance programs for people with low incomes, since Oct. 1.''
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