Obamacare Goes Into Effect: Over 2 Million Registered for the New Healthcare

At least two million Americans will benefit from healthcare rights that went into effect on Wednesday, Jan. 1, under the reform to the healthcare system promoted by President Obama in 2009 and approved in 2010, better known as "Obamacare".

However, the success of the new healthcare that wants to guarantee access to healthcare for at least 48 million Americans, one of the main campaign promises of President Obama, is still uncertain.

After the extensions to the inscription deadline owing to technical problems on the online platform, starting on Jan. 1 2 million people will benefit from Obamacare.

The reception of the health reform proposed by the President has not been the one expected by Obama. Despite the upgrades to service of the website Healthcare.gov which according to Forbes had seven times more people than it did on October, this figure still falls short of the goals set by the Federal administration.

According to Fox News a total of 2.1 million Americans registered for the new medical insurance during the last three months of 2013, a figure well below the initial estimate of 3.3 million.

The situation is even worse if you take into account the initial estimated that expected at least 7 million Americans to register by March of this year, before fines are applied to people without insurance.

The Problems and Confusions of Obamacare

According to a report released by Reuters, hospitals and clinics in the US are preparing for the eventual confusion and administrative problems stemming from the healthcare reform going into effect.

The American government acknowledged there have been errors in the transmission of information to insurance companies, especially during the first weeks of the inscription period, and medical institutions are alert regarding possible problems that might arise in upcoming days.

Starting on Wednesday, the new law forbids insurance companies from modifying premiums based on medical history or gender, denying to provide coverage for an expensive patient or setting a limit to the amount of annual refunds.