A recent article by St. Louis Today gives praise to the controversial Healthcare.gov website touting 11.7 million Americans enrolled through Healthcare.gov this year up from the 6.3 million enrolled last year. Although, there is around a 10 percent drop off, according to the article, from those that initially enroll to those who stay enrolled. Healthcare.gov allows Americans to receive a subsidy to help supplement the cost of rising health premiums in the States that do not have their own State run marketplace. The Federally run marketplace gets it’s fair share of criticism and negative news in the media, but these numbers exceeded the goals that the Government had set for its second year of open enrollment. The website can be utilized whether an individual will receive a subsidy or not. Healthcare.gov is a helpful tool to shop a wide range of health insurance options. With all the controversy associated with the roll-out of the ACA how do you feel Healthcare.gov is working? Read the full article HERE
