This was measured using debt held by the public.. However, this number excludes state and local debt. According to the OECD, general government gross debt (federal, state, and local) in the United States in the third quarter of 2012 was $16.3 trillion, 108% of GDP.
The Obamacare open enrollment period for 2017 plans is scheduled to begin on November 1, 2016 and is scheduled to end on January 31, 2017. During open enrollment you cannot be turned down for major medical coverage for not having certain qualifying life events.
Private Health Insurance, Outside Obamacare Marketplaces, Still for Sale. In the months and weeks leading up to March 31, the Obama administration pushed the message through press releases, tweets and blog posts that the last day in March was the final opportunity to get health insurance in 2014. A White House blog post on Monday is typical, beginning with the words, If you don't have health insurance, today is the last day to get coverage that starts in 2014. Many of the White House's celebrity endorsers proclaimed on Twitter, TODAY is the Last Day to #GetCovered!