WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today issued the following statement on the latest enrollment numbers released by HHS. The data show that nearly 2.2 million people have selected a health insurance plan through the state and federal marketplaces:
“Today’s report shows that Americans are voting for the Affordable Care Act with their feet. Republicans can no longer ignore the facts: the Affordable Care Act is here to stay and dismantling the law would only hurt their constituents. CMS today provided detailed data about the nearly 2.2 million people have selected a health insurance plan through the state and federal marketplaces. Yet the Republicans continue their attacks including the bill on the floor this week asking CMS for the data they have already provided. This proves again that the Republicans are short-sighted and hell-bent on putting up barriers to people getting real care."
HHS DATA
Of the almost 2.2 million:
* 54 percent are female and 46 percent are male;
* 30 percent are age 34 and under;
* 24 percent are between the ages of 18 and 34, and;
* 60 percent selected a Silver plan, while 20 percent selected a Bronze plan; and
* 79 percent selected a plan with Financial Assistance.
