. . . doesn’t include signing people up for private plans, according to the New York Times:

Relatively few people have signed up for private health plans offered through the state’s new online marketplace, Kynect. People earning between 138 and 400 percent of the poverty level — between about $16,000 and $47,000 for a single person — can get subsidies to help with the cost.
Even with that incentive, only about 76,000 Kentuckians signed up for these plans in 2014 and have renewed the coverage for next year. Since the enrollment period for 2015 began on Nov. 15, an additional 9,000 people have selected exchange plans. Before the new coverage options took effect, state officials estimated that some 340,000 uninsured Kentuckians could get private insurance through the exchange.
David Elson signed up for private health insurance in February, but then decided he could not afford the $350 monthly premium for a plan that included his doctors. He never paid his bill and lost his coverage. His poor health got worse, and in October, he landed in the hospital with end-stage kidney disease.
“The president gets up there and says, ‘We’ve got to get affordable health care for our people,’ ” said Mr. Elson, 61. “It’s not.”

Read the whole story, which includes some heartbreaking stories of people with serious health issues and financial problems.