Obama administration officials say the number of Americans who will gain during 2015 through Act marketplaces will be about % lower than earlier estimates.
and Human Services executivessaid 9 million to 9.9 million will have under the by the end 2015. Several months ago the predicted that the figure would be 13 million.
As mid-October, according to HHS, 7.1 million people were paying customers they had purchased via online marketplaces. This is down slightly from the 8 million at the end the first in the spring 2014. Some have stopped paying their premiums, and about 112,000 immigrants were dropped by the government when it was determined they were not eligible for .
HHS officials say they expect about 80% of the 7.1 million insureds to renew their for 2015. Some 1.8 million who leave will have gained from , while the rest will have experienced decreases in income that qualify them for.