Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.) and 19 other House Republicans have introduced a bill that would repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act if it doesn't meet enrollment goals, according to a report from The Hill.
The Nullifying the Unconstitutional Mandate By Evaluating Results Act would repeal the healthcare reform law unless it achieves enrollment numbers equivalent to a Congressional Budget Office estimate that 7 million people will enroll in health plans through the PPACA marketplaces by March 31, according to the report.
Earlier this month, HHS reported nearly 365,000 individuals selected health plans through the state and federal, including 227,478 people who selected a plan through the state-based health insurance exchanges and 137,204 individuals who have chosen plans through the federal exchange.
During the first month of open enrollment, HHS reported 106,185 people completed applications and selected a marketplace health plan through the exchanges, including 79,391 enrolled through the state exchanges and 26,794 enrolled through the federal exchange.
Enrollment numbers have been lower than anticipated due to the many technical problems that have plagued the federal exchange site, HealthCare.gov. However, federal officials have made "substantial progress" in repairing HealthCare.gov, which can now support 50,000 users at a time, according to an HHS progress report.
The NUMBER Act revives Republican efforts to either defund or repeal the healthcare reform law. In October, the federal government shut down after House Republicans and the Senate failed to pass a spending resolution, largely because Republicans demanded that any spending bill include a provision to defund the PPACA. The House has voted on repealing the PPACA more than 40 times.
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