UNDATED (WSAU-Wheeler News) The number of Wisconsinites signing up for Obamacare is 16-percent higher than one year ago — more than the national increase of 11-percent. The U-S health agency says 239,000 Wisconsin residents enrolled in new plans from the federal purchasing exchange before the open enrollment period ended last weekend. Nationally, 12.7-million people are now enrolled in plans arranged through the Affordable Care Act.
Health-and-Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell says Obamacare has helped more Americans than ever get health insurance, with 90-percent covered right now.
Americans are required to have coverage, and those who don’t face fines of at least $695-dollars this year — something that rankles Republicans as they’ve tried and failed dozens of times to repeal key parts of the health law.
