Obamacare enrollment 2015 News

Obamacare Turns to Start-Ups to Boost Enrollment in Marketplaces

Two health-care startups will work with the White House to boost the number of Americans who obtain insurance through marketplaces created under Obamacare. ZocDoc Inc. and Oscar Health Insurance Corp. are providing free Internet advertising that will target the uninsured, …

Fine for Not Having Health Insurance Is Going Up

The math is harsh: The federal penalty for having no health insurance is set to jump to $695, and the Obama administration is being urged to highlight that cold fact in its new pitch for health law sign-ups. That means …

Obamacare Sets 2016 Enrollment Goal of 10 Million

The Obama administration released a new Obamacare enrollment goal for 2016 that’s less than 1 million higher than this year’s projected total, acknowledging how hard it’s going to be to get more people to sign up for and maintain health …

HealthCare.gov Enhances Customer Privacy Features As 2016 Enrollment Nears

Responding to criticism from civil liberties advocates, the Obama administration said last week that it has strengthened consumer privacy protections on the government’s health insurance website as a new sign-up season nears. HealthCare.gov CEO Kevin Counihan said in a blog …

Affordable Care Act Marketplaces Enroll 9.9 Million

About 9.9 million people got health insurance coverage through the marketplaces set up by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as of June 30, a decline from earlier in the year though still higher than the Obama administration’s target. …

Affordable Care Act Attracting Younger, Healthier Insureds

Obamacare is attracting younger and healthier people to its coverage plans this year, according to research by Express Scripts Holding Co., a trend that could help balance and sustain the law’s insurance markets. According to the report, which looked at …

11.4 Million People Enroll Under Affordable Care Act: Obama

About 11.4 million people signed up for Obamacare or renewed their coverage for 2015, raising the possibility that enrollment may surpass the administration’s goal in the second year of the program. Enrollment closed Feb. 15 for coverage through health plans …

U.S. Says Affordable Care Act Enrollment Hits 9.5 Million

More than 9.5 million people have signed up for 2015 individual health insurance on the new exchanges created under the national healthcare reform law, the U.S. government said on Tuesday, a number that surpasses its enrollment target for the year. …