yesterday wasn t a disaster thanks to the insurance companies, thanks to the pharmacies, thanks to the hospitals, thanks to doctors. today wasn t a disaster. but every year, health plans go through this transition, people switch. and every year, there are problems. so we re working very hard to make sure it s as smooth as possible, that people don t fall through the cracks. if somebody has a problem, they don t think they re insured, they should call their insurer. if that doesn t work, we have an 800-number. we have people standing by, 24 hours a day. it s 1-800-318-2596. phil, you worked on this, you were one of the chief architects of the legislative strategy to get this passed. you were working, i imagine, hundred-hour weeks to get this passed. you left the white house, you basically got pulled back in, like some sort of gangster movie. you couldn t get out. you re back in the white house. do you ever wonder, like, i m going to be 85 years old, defending the freaking affordable c
day tomorrow and the next day and the day after that as we can. you know, what s interesting is insurers and pharmacies go through this every year. they went through this before the affordable care act was ever passed because people change policies, because seniors change programs in the part d program. they know how to handle this. we ve worked very closely with them because we know they ll be a spotlight tomorrow. we don t want anybody to have problems but we know some people will. that s why we ve set up a toll-free number. 1-800-318-2596. i want to repeat that one more time. it s 1-800-318-2596. if anyone s having problems tomorrow, if they go to a pharmacy, if they go to a hospital, there s no records, they should call that number. the insurer can call that number. we ll be able to determine in five minutes whether or not they properly enrolled. if they have a bigger problem, then we ll assign a case worker to it and try to get a
see if the insuror can clarify whether they have coverage or not, especially if they don t have a card. if that doesn t work, we ve set up an 800 number. it s 1-800-318-2596. if you don t mind, i m going to repeat it one more time because it s important. 1-800-318-2596. we will have operators there 24 hours a day. if you think you have coverage and are at a physician s office and they say you don t, if you call that number, we will be able to clarify promptly. if there s a complicated problem, we have case workers who can work with you to resolve those issues. let me get back to the two million number. i like that number. i m sure you do. never mind the fact that it is lower than what was anticipated which was about three million at this point. but putting the big number aside, what really matters is who are these people. can you answer that question, and when i say who, as you well know, what is needed to make this whole paradigm work is for
it turned out to be a student wearing his ninja halloween costume after a weekend of partying at another school. his dad, who happens to be a professor at that college, said his son never had a real gun. it included a mask, camouflage pants and a fake gun. he will be charged with breach of peace, and he will be released on bail. president obama is turning to his supporters for help with obama care. at a rally last night, he asked them to help get people enrolled and he modified his earlier promise saying that people won t have to give up insurance they like unless those policies change because of the reform law. abc s jonathan karl has more questions about the president s promises. reporter: as the health care website melted down, the president told people there were other options working just fine. you can bypass the website and apply by phone or in person. reporter: a quick call. i want to repeat that. 800-318-2596. reporter: and voila. it usually takes about 25 minut
meltdown known as obamacare, the president of the united states had it up to here, was sick of people complaining about the website doesn t work. he came out and he said we have other ways that you can sign up. here s the president from october 21. the number of people who visited the site has been overwhelming, which is aggravated some of these underlying problems. i want the cash registers to work. i want the checkout lines to be smooth. the product the health insurance is good. the prices are good. it is a good deal. once you get on the phone with a trained representative, it usually takes about 25 minutes for an individual to apply for coverage. the phone number for these call centers is 1-800-318-2596. i want to repeat that. 1-800-318-2596. there you ve got the president saying the website s all screwed up so use the phone or you could