Burwell Pushes Enrollment Target; Industry Predicts Higher Totals

HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell reiterated her department's goal of getting 9.1 million Americans to enroll in and pay for private health insurance by the Feb. 15 deadline, and touted the importance of American faith leaders in helping the administration reach that number during a brief appearance at the United Methodist Building Friday (Dec. 12). Religious leaders are "voices in the community and voices (people) trust," Burwell said, and play a large role in "encouraging friends and neighbors to make this...