Many millennials have not enrolled in a plan because they think they are healthy enough to go without insurance, according to the report. However, fines for being uninsured could average approximately $1,000 per household in 2016, one independent estimate found.
These fines are forcing many of those in their twenties and thirties to reevaluate their decisions. Open enrollment ends Jan. 31.
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