Third #ObamaCare open enrollment closes with 12.7 million members

Modern Healthcare: Roughly 12.7 million Americans signed up for a health plan on the federal and state insurance exchanges by the end of the Affordable Care Act's third open enrollment, HHS said Thursday.

The preliminary enrollment numbers fall within the government's expectations of 11 million to 14.1 million. HHS officials continued to strike a positive tone Thursday, saying the ACA has paved the way for many people to get comprehensive medical coverage, but the government still faces criticism from large health insurers that are losing money on the nascent marketplaces.

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