State DOH Releases ACA Statistics

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Nick Reisman

Nearly 1 million New Yorkers have enrolled in the state’s health-insurance marketplace as part of the Affordable Care Act, with more than half being added to the state’s Medicaid program.

The state Department of Health on Wednesday released a statistical report on enrollment data and demographic information on those who have enrolled in health plans from Oct. 1 through April 15, the end of open enrollment.

The report found of the 960,762 New Yorkers who signed up for health care, 525,283 were added to the Medicaid program, and 370,604 were added to a qualified health plan. When it comes to Child Health Plus, 64,875 people were enrolled.
http://www.nystateofpolitics.com/2014/06/state-doh-releases-aca-statistics/

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1. A breakdown of New York’s Obamacare numbers

Dan Goldberg


Nearly 275,000 New Yorkers were eiligible for more than $700 million in federal tax credits to help them pay for health insurance, according to a new report from the state Department of Health.

That's roughly $2,500 per person, and demonstrates how expensive health care coverage can be in New York even after the Affordable Care Act reduced rates on the individual market.

Wednesday's report is the fullest picture yet of exactly who enrolled in the state's health insurance exchange created by the Affordable Care Act.

State officials used it as another chance to tout the successful implementation of the program, which enrolled nearly 1 million people either on Medicaid or through a private insurance plan.

http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/health-care/2014/06/8547911/breakdown-new-yorks-obamacare-numbers?top-featured-1