people by january 1. those who missed last week s deadline for coverage starting in january, have until january 15 to sign up for plans that start february 1. open enrollment ends march 31. now as part of a new push to encourage people to sign up, the white house is going to be working with congressional democrats, outside groups, and other high-level supporters of the health care law this week to share the stories of people who are going to be covered because of obama care and to tout the law s benefits. kyra? athena jones from honolulu, thanks so much. for the second time in two days terrorists have struck in russia sending a pretty chilling message just weeks before the winter olympics there had. at least 14 people died when a bomb exploded aboard this trolley bus during rush hour. the blast so great that it stripped the bus down to its frame. just yesterday commuters were targeted in this bombing that killed 17 people inside the main train station in volgograd, the city once kn
at the end of march of 2014. that s when open enrollment ends. and what i know from what we re seeing in not only states that are run by the federal website but states around the country is that the interest is huge. that people are eager to have this affordable product and that the product is there. insurance companies have to compete for one another for people s business for the first time. and the administration likes to stress, many of the components of the affordable care act are already in effect and it is fair to point out that there are some things that are certainly working, and they re very popular. the requirement for instance, that lets young adults say on their parents insurance plans till they re 26 years old. another that prohibits insurance companies from placing a lifetime limit on the amount of coverage available to an individual or from dropping people with pre-existing conditions. as well the preventive care requirement that says insurance companies must cover pr
part of this issue, as well. i mean, has it been tarnished but what has happened? i think that what we need to do is see the enrollment figures at the end of march of 2014. that s when open enrollment ends, and what i know from what we re seeing in not only states that are run by the federal website but states around the country is that the interest is huge. that people are eager to have this affordable product and that the product is there. insurance companies have to compete for one another for people s business for the first time. janice baker who was with the president yesterday was the first person to sign up from delaware. took her a few days she said. she said she was frustrate add few days. the great news for janice is she ll have coverage on day one, as will somebody like janice who signs up on december 15th, have coverage day one. we ll focus to keep the website working better but millions of janices around this country will
that the law works, making insurance companies provide coverage to everyone without regard to pre-existing conditions, you need everyone to come into the pool. you need to make sure that it s people who both have a pre-existing condition and those who don t. so at the end of the day, we need people to sign up. and i think we ve got a lot of ways that they can. the web site needs to get better. that s our focus. and we will deliver on that. the president s legacy is part of this whole issue as well. i mean, has it been tarnished by what has happened? i think that what we need to do is see the enrollment figures at the end of march of 2014. that s when open enrollment ends. and what i know from what we re seeing in not only states that are run by the federal web site but states around the country is that the interest is huge, that people are eager to have this
i think that what we need to do is see the enrollment figures at the end of march of 2014. that s when open enrollment ends, and what i know from what we re seeing in not only states that are run by the federal website but states around the country is that the interest is huge. that people are eager to have this affordable product and that the product is there. insurance companies have to compete for one another for people s business for the first time. janice baker who was with the president yesterday was the first person to sign up from delaware. took her a few days she said. she said she was frustrate add few days. the great news for janice is she ll have coverage on day one, as will somebody like janice who signs up on december 15th, have coverage day one. we ll focus to keep the website working better but millions of janices around this country will save money. she s saving $150 a month.