7.1 Million Have Enrolled In Health Insurance Marketplace Plans, Another 11.7 Million In Medicaid/CHIP

On April 1, 2014, the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that since open enrollment started October 1, 2013, 7.1 million Americans had enrolled in private health coverage in the state and federal Health Insurance Marketplaces. On April 4, 2014, HHS announced that from October 1, 2013, through February 28, 2014, state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) programs had completed 11.7 million eligibility determinations for people who applied for Medicaid/CHIP coverage directly or who were deemed eligible after applying for insurance coverage through the state and federal Health Insurance Marketplaces. On . . .