Update on Enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace

On May 1st, the Department of Health & Human Services released the most recent statistics on enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace. Enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace surged to eight million at the end of the first enrollment period, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced. The final enrollment reporting period spans from October 1, 2013, to March 31, 2014, and includes “in line” and other enrollment activity (such as people enrolling due to a change in life circumstance) reported through Saturday, April 19, 2014. Additional key findings from the report: 2.2 million (28%) of those who selected a Marketplace plan were young adults ages 18 – 34 Of the more than 8 million who enrolled, nearly 2. 6 million signed up through State Based Marketplaces, and more than 5.4 million in the Federally-facilitated Marketplace Of the more than 8 million, 54% are female and 46% are male More than 4.8 million additional individuals enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP through March 31, 2014, compared to before the beginning of open enrollment in October The complete press release from HHS yesterday can be read at: http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2014pres/05/20140501a.html The Marketplace Enrollment Report from the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation can be accessed at: http://aspe.hhs.gov/health/reports/2014/MarketPlaceEnrollment/Apr2014/ib_2014Apr_enrollment.pdf
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