3.3 Million Enrolled in Health Care Marketplaces; More Young People Signing Up

[DonViejo]

Last edited Wed Feb 12, 2014, 06:15 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: The New York Times

WASHINGTON — Nearly 3.3 million people have signed up for health insurance through the marketplaces established by President Obama’s health care law, and about one-fourth of them are young adults, the administration said Wednesday.

The administration reported a modest uptick in the enrollment of young adults, a group avidly sought by insurers because they are usually healthier and need fewer costly medical services.

In a new report on enrollment, the administration said that 1.9 million people had selected health plans in the federal marketplace from October through January, while 1.4 million chose plans in state-run insurance exchanges.

In January alone, officials said, more than 1.1 million people signed up for insurance in the federal and state exchanges.

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Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/13/us/3-3-million-enrolled-in-health-care-marketplaces-more-young-people-signing-up.html

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[PatrynXX]

1. I tell you want you youngsters are lucky.

Back in my day I got a Discover card that I ended up using for a bit to pay for college. Big mistake. But worst one was moving out of state with pre existing conditions. Thats gone now. You sign up now, and you'll have way less $$ issues to worry about besides the school loan thugs.

[Berlum]

2. "Butt, um, Benghazi! Birf Certificate! Um, ahhh, Benghazi!" - RepubliWankers (R)

[frazzled]

3. Which goes to show something

Namely, that we have entirely lost the notion of "the big picture." And that we have become so addicted to the 24-hour news-cycle that we have no proportionality anymore, no patience, and no long view. We're so used to instant downloads and instant gratification that we think if something doesn't occur within seconds that it is "broken."

This law was being denounced as a failure from the first month of sign-ups. We had three solid months of media saturation on this subject, as well as loud hoots from the right and, alas, the left.

Did anyone think that enrollment would be an overnight proposition? Is there such a thing as looking at the long-term anymore? I doubt it.

Let's jump to the next conclusion.

[Fred Sanders]

5. Because it is always politics first, issues second, if ever, with the lazy self serving mass media.

[HockeyMom]

4. If they have insurance through an employer,

why would they sign up on the exchanges? Both my children, and their spouses, already have insurance through employers, which was NOT DROPPED because of the ACA. In fact, my SIL, who is a teacher and covers my pregnant non working daughter, has FREE insurance for him and all his immediate family. Why would he go on any exchange? That would be absurd. They are 30 and 32 years old. My other daughter's spouse (28 years old) works for an Insurance Company. Same situation.

YES, if you are young, have insurance, and LIKE IT (not dropped by greedy employers), you certainly can keep it. These are the young people not signing up on exchanges.

[CreekDog]

6. I think you're confused about the story

the story simply said that young people are signing up for insurance through the exchanges. so they probably didn't have insurance through their employers.

[JoePhilly]

7. You can't turn down your employer provided plan and jump to the ACA.

You go on the exchanges because you did not have access to affordable coverage before.

If you already have coverage that meets the ACA standards (which it sounds like your family members already have) through work, you are expected to use that.

The exchanges provide a mechanism for those who are uninsured to get access.

[Richardo]

8. This will be the lead story on Fox News tonight

Right?

[muriel_volestrangler]

9. Kick (nt)

[trublu992]

10. Finally They're advertising this in Illinois.