The Obama administration announced Tuesday that nearly 4 million Americans had now enrolled in health coverage on the state and federal insurance marketplaces since October 1, 2013.
With just 34 days left in the open enrollment period, roughly 2 million people must sign up for coverage by March 31, in order to meet the Congressional Budget Office estimate of 6 million new enrollees.
“As we head into the last five weeks of this historic open enrollment period, millions of Americans are taking advantage of the new choices they now have to access affordable, quality health care, thanks to the Affordable Care Act,” wrote Medicare Administrator Marilyn Tavenner in a blog post on Tuesday…”With individuals and families enrolling in coverage every day, we continue to see strong demand nationwide from consumers who want access to quality, affordable coverage.”
Tavenner said the federal HealthCare.gov marketplace is functioning properly after a problematic debut and the call center has taken more than 12 million calls to date.
Experts expect the exchanges to see a crush of procrastinating insurance buyers as the March 31 deadline nears.