Applicants ran into problems midday Monday when a technical issue temporarily blocked new users from creating accounts and picking plans. More than 100,000 people were using healthcare.gov at the same time, said a spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Human Services. Those visiting the site were told to wait to apply for coverage. They were also given the option to receive an email telling them when they could return to the site. The Obama administration is releasing the number of people who have picked plans, but that doesn't mean they are fully enrolled. That only happens after the first month's premium has been paid. Insurers say that payment rates have been in the 80% range, though it's been creeping up in recent weeks. Those who don't pay are dropped from coverage.
The true number of uninsured and truly unable to get insurance was under 10 million, and few of those are among the people Obamacare is "signing up". In fact, many who Obama takes credit for are simply Medicaid-eligible people finally filling out their paperwork because they don't want to pay the penalty. They're not actually gaining any protection from costs that they didn't already have.
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