Nearly 11.7 million people had either signed up or were automatically re-enrolled for health insurance coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as of Feb. 22, according to a report released this week by HHS.
Of those, 8.84 million (76 percent) were in the 37 states using HealthCare.gov and 2.85 million (24 percent) were in the 14 states, including Washington, D.C., that are operating their own marketplace platforms for 2015, HHS said.
More than 4.1 million people under the age of 35 are signed up for health insurance coverage under the PPACA, according to the report. That's 35 percent of all plan selections compared to 34 percent of plan selections at the end of 2014 open enrollment.
Additionally, the report shows that nearly 7.7 million individuals with a 2015 plan selection in the states using HealthCare.gov qualified for an advance premium tax credit with an average value of $263 per person per month, and 55 percent paid $100 or less for their health plan per month after tax credits.
"Millions of marketplace consumers in HealthCare.gov states qualified for tax credits to make their coverage affordable and accessible," HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell said in a news release. "People who come to the marketplace for coverage are actively engaged and shopping for the product that's best for them and their families."
The most recent open enrollment period began Nov. 15, 2014 and ended Feb. 15, 2015. However, HHS said people should visit HealthCare.gov to see if they qualify for a special enrollment period.
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