These 100,000 Americans Are Starting the Year Without Health Insurance Thanks to HealthCare.gov

It looks like HealthCare.gov‘s problems are carrying on into 2014.

According to the Washington Post, more than 100,000 Americans who were told by the ObamaCare website that they are eligible for Medicaid or CHIP remain unenrolled “because of lingering software defects.”

We’re only 6 days into the new year, and already HealthCare.gov and ObamaCare are reminding voters what a disaster they are.

From the Washington Post:

More than 100,000 Americans who applied for insurance through HealthCare.gov and were told they are eligible for Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) remain unenrolled because of lingering software defects in the federal online marketplace, according to federal and state health officials.

To try to provide coverage to these people before they seek medical care, the Obama administration has launched a barrage of phone calls in recent days in 21 states, advising those who applied that the quickest route into the programs is to start over at their state’s Medicaid agency.

State officials, meanwhile, are racing to cope in various ways — some enrolling people based on imperfect data files they received from Washington, others mailing letters urging eligible people to contact the state to sign up.