Enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace continued to rise in February to a five-month total of 4.2 million.
As in January, the percent of young adults who selected a Marketplace plan was 3 percentage points higher than it was from October through December (27 percent versus 24 percent).
Of 4,242,300 people who selected Marketplace plans from Oct. 1, 2013, through Mar. 1, 2014, 1.6 million enrolled in State Based Marketplaces and 2.6 million in the federally-facilitated Marketplace. About 943,000 people enrolled in the Health Insurance Marketplace plans in the February reporting period.
Of the more than 4.2 million, 55 percent are female and 45 percent are male; 31 percent are age 34 and under; 25 percent are between the ages of 18 and 34; 83 percent selected a plan and are eligible to receive financial assistance (up one point).
“You still have time to get covered,” said HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, “but you’ll want to sign up today – the deadline is March 31.”