Far Fewer Than Expected Enroll With HealthCare.gov

Roughly 40,000 people signed up last month for health insurance via the Affordable Care Act marketplace that the federal government runs in 36 states.

Internal memos have shown that Obama administration officials had expected that 500,000 Americans would have enrolled for coverage by the end of the first month of sign-ups.

Sarah Kliff, health policy reporter for the Washington Post, joins Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson with details.

• Washington Post: About 40,000 Americans are said to have signed up for plans on HealthCare.gov

Guest

• Sarah Kliff, health policy reporter for The Washington Post. She tweets @sarahkliff.

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