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Thanks to the insurance companies, thanks to the pharmacies, thanks to the hospitals, thanks to doctors. today wasn't a disaster. but every year, health plans go through this transition, people switch. and every year, there are problems. so we're working very hard to make sure it's as smooth as possible, that people don't fall through the cracks. if somebody has a problem, they don't think they're insured, they should call their insurer. if that doesn't work, we have an 800-number. we have people standing by, 24 hours a day. it's 1-800-318-2596. >> phil, you worked on this, you were one of the...

Transition as smooth as we can. but, just to finish the thought, when we get to tomorrow, we have no guarantee it will be like today. that's our focus. we want to make this transition go as well as it can for every american. >> i want to clear up, in case folks aren't tracking this particularly, right? the worry is specifically that people show up at a doctor's office or a pharmacy, saying, hey, i got obamacare. i went to healthcare.gov, i signed up and got confirmation, and they are not in the system. and i think that worry is compounded, i would like to hear your thoughts on this, by the fac...

Hospitals, thanks to doctors. today wasn't a disaster. but every year, health plans go through this transition, people switch. and every year, there are problems. so we're working very hard to make sure it's as smooth as possible, that people don't fall through the cracks. if somebody has a problem, they don't think they're insured, they should call their insurer. if that doesn't work, we have an 800 number. we have people standing by, 24 hours a day. it's 1-800-318-2596. >> phil, you worked on this, you were one of the chief architects of the legislative strategy to get this passed. you were ...

>> i worry just listening to your intro about the near-disaster. it was sobering just to get a flashback on that. look, we're very happy about the enrollment numbers. they're terrific. and that's a great day for america. these are the kind of numbers that make america a better place. and so the fact that so many people wanted insurance, not because they faced a penalty, because no one did right now, but because they wanted insurance, and more than 2 million people came to the exchange, is terrific. what we're focused on is to make every day as good as yesterday and today have been. there were ...

Yesterday wasn't a disaster thanks to the insurance companies, thanks to the pharmacies, thanks to the hospitals, thanks to doctors. today wasn't a disaster. but every year, health plans go through this transition, people switch. and every year, there are problems. so we're working very hard to make sure it's as smooth as possible, that people don't fall through the cracks. if somebody has a problem, they don't think they're insured, they should call their insurer. if that doesn't work, we have an 800-number. we have people standing by, 24 hours a day. it's 1-800-318-2596. >> phil, you worked ...