Idaho exchange: Enrollees blossom to 20,000
BOISE, IDAHO — Enrollment in Idaho's insurance exchange has blossomed after the federal government in December fixed the website that residents use to sign up for health insurance coverage, with roughly 20,000 people buying individual and family coverage in time for it to begin Jan. 1.
That's up from 1,730 people who purchased coverage available via Your Health Idaho through Nov. 30.
The new total was announced Friday by Your Health Idaho spokeswoman Jody Olson. Insurance exchanges were envisioned by President Barack Obama's 2010 health care overhaul as online marketplaces for individuals and small businesses to compare and shop for coverage — and receive subsidies based on their income.
"We do not have any official numbers," Olson told Your Health Idaho board members at a meeting in Boise, calling the latest tally "anecdotal." She said she hopes to have concrete numbers from the federal government in a few days.
According to initial estimates by the federal government, Idaho is aiming to have at least 40,000 people enrolled in exchange coverage during 2014.
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Took several tries, including some drastic measures like clearing cookies, but I finally got through in late October.
Covered for the first time in my adult life.
Thanks President Obama and Congressional Democrats!
