Date
2013-12-11
Title
Nearly 365,000 Americans selected plans in the Health Insurance
Marketplace in October and November
For Immediate Release
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Contact
press@cms.hhs.gov
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 Octoberfs 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 Childrenfs Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
in October and November by the Health Insurance Marketplace.
gEvidence 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,h Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said. gNow 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.h
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:
- Novemberfs 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 todayfs report visit: http://aspe.hhs.gov/health/reports/2013/MarketPlaceEnrollment/Dec2013/ib_2013dec_enrollment.pdf