Obama: 7 Million Sign Up for Health Care Coverage

U.S. President Barack Obama says 7.1 million Americans have signed up for health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare.In a Rose Garden speech Tuesday, Mr. Obama celebrated the better-than-expected enrollment saying, the health care reform initiative "is here to stay.'' On Monday, the final day for Americans to sign up on the federal exchanges, more than 4.8 million visits were made to HealthCare.gov and 2 million calls were made to the call...

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