Many have successfully bought insurance via the site 鈥 some for the first time in years and others at rates much lower than what they were paying before. In the first year, the Congressional Budget Office predicts 7 million people will enroll in the online exchanges, both federal and state-run. Perhaps 80 percent will get a subsidy.
Almost 60 percent of enrollees will get insurance that costs less than $100 a month, including tax credits, the Obama administration calculates.
HealthCare.gov has also won praise for clear writing and intuitive placement of information.