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Nearly 365,000 Americans selected plans in the Health Insurance Marketplace in October and November
1.9 million customers
made it through the process but have not yet selected a plan; an
additional 803,077 assessed or determined eligible for Medicaid or CHIP
Health
and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today
that nearly 365,000 individuals have selected plans from the state and
federal Marketplaces by the end of November. November alone added more
than a quarter million enrollees in state and federal Marketplaces.
Enrollment in the federal Marketplace in November was more than four
times greater than October’s reported federal enrollment number.
Since
October 1, 1.9 million have made it through another critical step, the
eligibility process, by applying and receiving an eligibility
determination, but have not yet selected a plan. An additional 803,077
were determined or assessed eligible for Medicaid or the Children’s
Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in October and November by the Health
Insurance Marketplace.
“Evidence
of the technical improvements to HealthCare.gov can be seen in the
enrollment numbers. More and more Americans are finding that quality,
affordable coverage is within reach and that they'll no longer need to
worry about barriers they may have faced in the past – like being denied
coverage because of a pre-existing condition,” Secretary Kathleen
Sebelius said. “Now is the time to visit HealthCare.gov, to ensure you
and your family have signed up in a private plan of your choice by
December 23 for coverage starting January 1. It's important to remember
that this open enrollment period is six months long and continues to
March 31, 2014.”
The
HHS issue brief highlights the following key findings, which are among
many newly available data reported today on national and state-level
enrollment-related information:
- November’s federal enrollment number outpaced the October number by more than four times.
- Nearly
1.2 million Americans, based only on the first two months of open
enrollment, have selected a plan or had a Medicaid or CHIP eligibility
determination;
- Of those, 364,682 Americans selected plans from the state and federal Marketplaces; and
- 803,077 Americans were determined or assessed eligible for Medicaid or CHIP by the Health Insurance Marketplace.
- 39.1 million visitors have visited the state and federal sites to date.
- There were an estimated 5.2 million calls to the state and federal call centers.
The
report groups findings by state and federal marketplaces. In some cases
only partial datasets were available for state marketplaces. The report
features cumulative data for the two month period
because some people apply, shop, and select a plan across monthly
reporting periods. These counts avoid potential duplication associated
with monthly reporting. For example, if a person submitted an
application in October, and then selected a Marketplace plan in
November, this person would only be counted once in the cumulative
data.
To read today’s report visit: http://aspe.hhs.gov/health/
To hear stories of Americans enrolling in the Marketplace visit: http://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/
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