HealthCare.gov signups 500K behind last year's pace

Roughly 500,000 fewer people have selected coverage on the main Obamacare website than at this point last year, the administration reported Wednesday, meaning sign-ups continue to lag heading into the final days of 2019 enrollment. More than 4.1 million people had selected a plan on HealthCare.gov through Dec. 8, including nearly 1 million in the preceding week, as interest picked up ahead of the sixth and final week of sign-ups. The deadline for much of the country is Saturday.