Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
More Than 900,000 Texans Sign Up For Health Coverage
Federal and local officials announced Wednesday that 969,461 people in Texas have signed up so far for insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act. The enrollment effort already exceeds last year鈥檚 statewide enrollment by nearly a third. And a major sign-up push is underway as the Feb. 15 deadline looms. (Jacobson, 2/4)
According to the latest count, 182,581 people in Wisconsin have bought or been re-enrolled in health plans sold on the federal marketplace set up under the Affordable Care Act as of Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (Boulton, 2/4)
About two million New Yorkers have signed up for insurance under the Affordable Care Act, with three out of every four of them poor enough to qualify for Medicaid, according to figures released Wednesday by the Cuomo administration. While Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo heralded the overall numbers as a sign of the success of the program, having such a large proportion on Medicaid, which is funded by the government, could impose a heavy new burden on public finances. (Hartocollis, 2/4)
