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The government agency's goal of having at least 9.1 million
people enrolled in the government backed plans in 2015 compares
with about 7 million in 2014, the first year of this new
insurance created as part of the national healthcare reform law
and offer income-based subsidies.
The 6.4 million figure includes only plans sold in the 36 states
that use HealthCare.gov. The rest of the states, including
California and New York, have their own online exchanges and
have started to report data separately.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia
Burwell said during a webcast press briefing that she expects to
release nationwide enrollment in a monthly report next week.
Out of the 6.4 million sign-ups, about 1.9 million are new
customers and 4.5 million are re-enrollments, Burwell said.
People who actively signed up for coverage in 2015 accounted for
the mid to high 30 percent range of re-enrollments, she said.
HealthCare.gov had set a Dec. 15 deadline for customers to
actively shop for a new plan or to be re-enrolled automatically
for coverage beginning Jan. 1. The enrollment period closes Feb.
15.
(Reporting by Caroline Humer; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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