“These historic enrollment numbers show that the American people know the ACA is working for them,” said Kathleen Falk, the ?director of the United States Department of Health and Human Services Region 5, in a press release. “Thanks to the ACA, people can no longer be denied health care because of a preexisting condition, healthcare spending is at the lowest rate in 50 years and people no longer need to worry about being one illness away from bankruptcy.”
Throughout the nation, more than 16.4 million people have signed up for health insurance since the ACA was passed.
This is the reduction in the number of uninsured people since the passage of Medicare and Medicaid ?in 1965.
Almost 3 million Indiana residents that were already ?insured have seen their health coverage improve due to increased access to preventive services such as vaccinations and cancer screenings at no extra cost.
Additionally, about 62,000 young adults in ?Indiana gained coverage ?because of the clause in the act that allows them to remain on their parents’ health care plans until they turn 26.
Open enrollment in the Marketplace has ended, but for individuals who were not able to enroll or did not ?understand the implications of the law, a special enrollment period will extend until April 15.
Daniel Metz
