Obamacare plans sign up 245,566 Tennesseans so far
With only 10 days left to enroll for health insurance coverage in 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday that about 8.8 million consumers have signed-up for health coverage through one of the health care exchange plans, including 245,566 in Tennessee.
The enrollment total as of Wednesday reflects the number of people who selected a plan or were automatically reenrolled within local markets. HHS said 36,984 persons in Chattanooga had selected a health echange plan.
“As expected, consumer interest is beginning to increase again as we near the deadline for 2016 coverage,” HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell said. “We know we have more work to do and as we count down to the January 31 final deadline, we’re focused on making sure consumers understand that they must act soon to find affordable health coverage and avoid the fee for choosing to not have health insurance in 2016.”
Open Enrollment for 2016 coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace began in November and runs through Jan. 31, 2016. Consumers who enroll in the next 10 days will have coverage effective March 1.