Numbers show magnitude of MNsure phone attack

ST. PAUL -- Dramatic numbers show something was up when the MNsure state agency opened individual health insurance policy sales.

On Tuesday, Nov. 1, the Minnesota agency's telephone call center received 50,000 calls in the first hour it was open to sell 2017 policies. Throughout the day, 80,000 calls were attempted.

On Wednesday, the number was 4,100 by 3 p.m., a figure that officials said was to be expected.

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