Sebelius: Texas opposition hasn't helped sign
Sebelius: Texas opposition hasn't helped sign-ups March 28, 2014 17:59 GMT
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says political opposition in Texas to the federal health care overhaul hasn't helped the state's underperforming sign-up numbers.
Sebelius visited Austin on Friday for one last push before next week's open enrollment deadline. Millions of uninsured have until Monday to pick a plan or face penalties.
About 295,000 people in Texas had enrolled as of March 1. That's less than half the 629,000-person target for Texas that federal officials originally set.
Gov. Rick Perry and Texas' Republican leaders have consistently criticized the health overhaul.
At a United Way center in Austin, Sebelius said legal challenges and a 'constant barrage of misinformation' haven't helped people trying to figure out the law.
Texas has the highest rate of uninsured residents in the country.
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