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.
Obamacare has been incredibly effective, according to these studies. 1  President Barack Obama greets people in the audience after speaking at a Nashville, Tenn. elementary school about the Affordable Care Act. 2  A man with crutches signs up for health coverage at Access Health CT, Monday, March 31, 2014, in New Britain, Conn.