Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
States See Boost In Federal Exchange Sign-Ups
Georgia Health News: Exchange Enrollment Nears 500,000 In Georgia
Nearly a half-million Georgians have enrolled in a 2016 health plan through the insurance exchange or had their coverage automatically renewed, federal officials announced Tuesday. Georgia’s total of 498,901 as of Dec. 19 would appear to put the state on a faster pace than 2015 enrollment. By the end of that enrollment period in mid-February, roughly 540,000 Georgians had signed up or been renewed. (Miller, 12/22)
The Cleveland Plain Dealer: More Than 218,000 Ohioans Sign Up For Obamacare, Government Says
More than 218,000 Ohioans have signed up for insurance under the Affordable Care Act this year following a last-minute burst of enrollment before last week's deadline, the Obama administration announced Tuesday. Ohio ranks 12th nationally in its number of enrollees on healthcare.gov this year, according to a state-by-state breakdown released today by the federal Department of Health and Human Services. Florida had the most new sign-ups, with more than 1.5 million. (Ross, 12/23)
The Arizona Republic: Feds Say More Than 155,000 Arizonans Signed Up For Health Plans
More than 155,000 Arizona residents have signed up for Affordable Care Act health coverage that is scheduled to begin Jan. 1, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Friday. That figure includes more than 60,000 Arizona residents who re-enrolled on the federal marketplace in the week ahead of the Dec. 17 deadline for people to complete enrollment to guarantee coverage next year. (Alltucker, 12/22)
The Connecticut Mirror: 100,314 Signed Up For Obamacare Coverage To Start 2016
Just over 100,000 people are signed up to receive private insurance coverage as of Jan. 1 through Access Health CT, the state’s health insurance exchange. But exchange officials expressed concern that thousands of current customers could lose their coverage or the federal tax credits that discount their premiums at the start of the new year. (Levin Becker, 12/22)
The Kansas Health Institute News Service: Kansas Marketplace Enrollment Jumps By 30,000 In One Week
More than 80,000 Kansans have signed up for 2016 coverage through the federal insurance marketplace — a bump of about 30,000 in the week before the deadline. The Kansas Association for the Medically Underserved reported 84,631 people in Kansas and 253,099 in Missouri had enrolled through healthcare.gov as of Saturday. The enrollments were close to the totals for last year’s sign-ups. (Hart, 12/22)
