One reason for the difference is how the surveys define “previously uninsured.” Kaiser considered Americans previously uninsured even if they recently had insurance, just not when they signed up on. The Kaiser numbers are not what the Obama administration hoped for, but they are better than other estimates. “But the impact on reducing the uninsured so far is very disappointing.” “The enrollment figures for marketplace coverage will grow over time, assuming that the exchange insurance plans don’t fail as a result of adverse selection,” said the source who supports and helped implement Obamacare. (Photo: Get Covered Illinois)Įstimates of how many marketplace enrollees were previously uninsured range from about one-third to more than half, depending on the survey and the methods used.Ī recent Kaiser Family Foundation survey found that 43 percent of those who purchased insurance through the marketplace already had insurance 57 percent are newly insured. The government touts Jackie Berman as an Obamacare success story. “This result was achieved despite significant challenges with federal and state websites,” said Cummings. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, released a fact sheet using data from 13 insurance companies that said actual health exchange enrollments exceeded insurance company projections by 4 percent. Last week, Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led by Rep. A spokesman for CMS said there were no plans to release figures on paid enrollment, even though health policy analyst Robert Laszewski says the administration could provide the number in days or even hours if it wanted to. Nobody from the White House responded to repeated requests for comment. Obamacare enrollment wasn’t 8 million because up to 20 percent didn’t pay their premiums. Therefore, the actual number of Obamacare enrollees as of March 31 was likely between 6.4 million and 6.8 million, below both the administration’s figure of 8 million and its stated target of 7 million. “It is giving millions of middle class Americans the health care security they deserve, it is slowing the growth of health care costs and it has brought transparency and competition to the Health Insurance Marketplace.”īut the 8 million figure is overstated because it counted people who weren’t actually covered because they hadn’t paid their premiums, which Blue Cross, analysts and the government agree is in the 15 percent to 20 percent range. “The Affordable Care Act is working,” said an April 17 White House fact sheet. ‘Healthy people are paying more and unhealthy people are paying less.’ (Photo: Nicholas Kamm/Getty/Newscom)Īs of March 31, according to the Obama administration, 8 million people signed up for private insurance in the Health Insurance Marketplace, exceeding its target of 7 million. President Obama speaks about the Affordable Care Act with Vice President Joe Biden in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 1, 2014. The administration hasn’t released any enrollment figures in the last 2 ½ months, and a spokesman from the government’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which helps oversee Obamacare, said the agency is not likely to issue any updates soon. What percentage of eligible people have signed up?.How has Obamacare affected the overall pool of uninsured?.How many of those were previously uninsured?.“Is the new law effective in reducing the number of uninsured? Yes, but so far not very,” he says. “In general, healthy people are paying more and unhealthy people are paying less,” says a source who supports and helped implement Obamacare but is disappointed with the results to date, “with those above-average tending to pay more and those below-average tending to pay less.” More policies now have bigger deductibles and cost more. But the Affordable Care Act has shifted the cost burden for those who already had insurance. Many who were considered uninsurable now have affordable policies.
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