AUSTIN (AP) — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says political opposition in Texas to the federal health care overhaul hasn’t helped the state’s underperforming sign-up numbers.
Sebelius visited Austin on Friday for one last push before next week’s open enrollment deadline. Millions of uninsured have until Monday to pick a plan or face penalties.
About 295,000 people in Texas had enrolled as of March 1. That’s less than half the 629,000 target for Texas that federal officials originally set.