180K Pennsylvanians enrolled in health plans
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Federal officials say that more than 180,000 Pennsylvanians have enrolled or re-enrolled in plans sold through the health insurance marketplace.
A report released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services captured statistics for the first month of open enrollment, a period that ended Dec. 15.
Fifty-three percent of those enrollees signed up for the first time. Forty-seven percent re-enrolled in a plan after purchasing one during the six-month open enrollment period that ended March 31.
The numbers don’t include automatic re-enrollment by about 317,000 Pennsylvanians who had signed up in the last full enrollment period.
Officials say 79 percent of those who selected plans during the month were eligible for federal tax credits to help them pay for coverage.
The open enrollment period lasts through Feb. 15.