COLUMBUS, Ohio – More Ohioans are getting health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says nearly 5,700 Ohio residents chose healthcare plans in November through the federal marketplace at HealthCare.gov. That is a five-fold increase over October, when problems with the website allowed only 1,100 Ohioans to enroll.
Presidential spokesman Josh Earnest is touting the latest enrollment numbers at the website for the new healthcare exchanges. He said the “trajectory is moving in the right direction.”
Enrollment more than doubled in November to about 250,000 people. A total of 365,000 had successfully selected health care plans nationwide as of the end of last month.
Earnest said interest is growing across the U.S. after October’s flawed launch.