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White House adviser: We never said there was a target number for Obamacare enrollees:
A White House health care adviser said Tuesday that the Obama administration didn't set a target number for enrollees in health care exchanges under the Affordable Care Act, and that the figure of 7 million bandied about by the likes of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was put out by the Congressional Budget Office, not them.
In an interview with NBC, Phil Schiliro said that attracting 7 million enrollees by March 2014 was never the White House's stated goal for participation in President Barack Obama's signature health care legislation.
"That was never our target number, that was a target that was put out by the Congressional budget office and its become the accepted number. ... There's no magic to the 7 million. What there is magic to is that in the month of December, a million Americans signed up for insurance."
Schiliro also said he wanted to give updated numbers on enrollment, but could not.
"I wanted to come this morning and give you some new numbers, unfortunately, we can't do that because we have to verify numbers, repeatedly," Schiliro said.
Schiliro, who returned to work in the White House earlier this month to oversee health care policy, said Tuesday, on the eve of the first day of health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act, “We’re very excited, but we’re vigilant. We don’t want anybody to have problems, but we know some people will.”
Schiliro offered a toll free phone number for anyone who experience problems with their doctor or insurance company. The number is: 1-800-318-2596
White House adviser: We never said there was a target number for Obamacare enrollees | AL.com
A White House health care adviser said Tuesday that the Obama administration didn't set a target number for enrollees in health care exchanges under the Affordable Care Act, and that the figure of 7 million bandied about by the likes of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was put out by the Congressional Budget Office, not them.
In an interview with NBC, Phil Schiliro said that attracting 7 million enrollees by March 2014 was never the White House's stated goal for participation in President Barack Obama's signature health care legislation.
"That was never our target number, that was a target that was put out by the Congressional budget office and its become the accepted number. ... There's no magic to the 7 million. What there is magic to is that in the month of December, a million Americans signed up for insurance."
Schiliro also said he wanted to give updated numbers on enrollment, but could not.
"I wanted to come this morning and give you some new numbers, unfortunately, we can't do that because we have to verify numbers, repeatedly," Schiliro said.
Schiliro, who returned to work in the White House earlier this month to oversee health care policy, said Tuesday, on the eve of the first day of health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act, “We’re very excited, but we’re vigilant. We don’t want anybody to have problems, but we know some people will.”
Schiliro offered a toll free phone number for anyone who experience problems with their doctor or insurance company. The number is: 1-800-318-2596
White House adviser: We never said there was a target number for Obamacare enrollees | AL.com
