National Journal: Obamacare Enrollment Is Back on Track

[Playinghardball]

With two months left to go, Obamacare enrollment is on track to hand the White House a significant win over the law’s critics.

About 3.3 million people had signed up for private insurance plans through the end of January, according to new data the Health and Human Services Department released Wednesday. January itself was a little better than expected, and the growth put the administration within reach of a strong total when open enrollment ends in March.

There are significant gaps in the data that could affect assessment of the law’s ultimate success, but barring any wild surprises, things are looking good for the White House.

Here’s what you need to know from the latest data….

More here: http://www.nationaljournal.com/health-care/obamacare-enrollment-is-back-on-track-20140212

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[Tarheel_Dem]

1. This is excellent news. n/t

[cheyanne]

2. Question: what are the success criteria for ACA?

For me, ACA was a success the moment it passed, but I agree that there might need to be some further analysis of the situation.

Though I've heard that it's too early to tell if it's a success, I haven't found what the criteria are for success.

If you know where to look, I'd appreciate a link.