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’re alsoredoubling ourefforts to make sure you can still buy the same quality,affordable insurance plans availableon the marketplace the oldfashioned way offline, either over the phone or in person.And, by the way, there are a lotof people who want to take advantage of this who are morefortable workingon the phone anyway or in person. So letme go through the specifics as tohow you can do that if you’re having problemswith the website or you just prefer dealing witha person.Yesterday, we updated the website’shome page to offer more information about the otheravenues to enroll inaffordable health care until the online option works for everybody. So you’llfind information about how to talkto a specialist who can help you apply over the phone or toreceive adownloadable application you can fill out yourself and mail in.We’ve also added more staff tothe call centers where you can apply for insurance over thephone. Those are already they’ve beenworking. But a lot of people havedecided first to go tothe website. Butkeep in mind, these call centers are already up and running. And you can getyour questions answered byreal people, 24 hours a day, in 150 different languages. The phonenumber for these call centers is18003182596. I want to repeat that 18003182596. Waittimes have averagedless than one minute so far on the call centers, although I admit that thewaittimes probably might go up a little bit now that I’ve read the number out loudon nationaltelevision. (Laughter.)But the point is the call centersare available. You can talk to somebodydirectly and theycan walk you through the application process. And I guarantee you, if one thing is worththewait, it’s the safety and security of health care that you can afford, orthe amount of moneythat you can save by buying health insurance through themarketplaces. (Applause.)Once you get on the phone with atrained representative, it usually takes about 25minutes for an individual toapply for coverage, about 45 minutes for a family. Once you applyfor coverage, you will becontacted by or postal mail about your coverage status.But you don’t have to just gothrough the phone. You can also apply inperson with the helpof local navigators – these are people specially trainedto help you sign up for health care, andthey exist all across the country, oryou can go to munity health centers and hospitals. Justvisit to findout where in your area you can get help and apply forinsurance in person.And finally, if you’ve alreadytried to apply through the website and you’ve been stucksomewhere along theway, do not worry. In the ing weeks,we will contact you directly,personally, with a concrete remendation forhow you can plete your application,shop for coverage, pick a plan thatmeets your needs, and get covered once and for all.So here’s the bottom line. The product, the health insurance isgood. The prices are is a good deal. People don’t just want it。 they’re showing upto buy it. Nobody is madder thanmeabout the fact that the website isn’t working as well as it should, which meansit’s going toget fixed. (Laughter andapplause.)- 16 -