Here are three points:
1. On Dec. 15, 670,000 Americans purchased coverage through HealthCare.gov.
2. President Barack Obama announced the news during a press conference.
3. The federal government extended the enrollment deadline to Dec. 19, 2016, due to the high traffic on HealthCare.gov website and federal call centers that couldn’t accommodate every customer.
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