An anonymous source said more than 200,000 people selected a plan through the ACA on the first day of open enrollment, Nov. 1, The Hill reports.
Here's what you should know:
1. A White House administration official confirmed a "surge" of people signed up for insurance through the ACA, despite cutbacks in outreach and advertising.
2. Last year's open enrollment saw 100,000 people enroll in an insurance plan. Concerning page visits, more than 1 million people visited healthcare.gov this year, which is up 25 percent from last year.
3. Standard & Poor's forecasted that enrollment could drop by up to 1.6 million people because of decreased marketing and outreach efforts. However, the surge of new signups is encouraging.
A CMS spokesperson said, "The first few days of open enrollment for the Federal Health Insurance Exchange went smoothly. The website performed optimally and consumers easily accessed enrollment tools to compare plans and prices."
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