In and CHIP (Children’s ) rose by 9.7 million during the first nine months 2014, according to theDepartment and Human Services (HHS).
Figures released by HHS Dec. 18 show a 17% increase over enrollments during the same in 2013, before the opening federal and state marketplaces under the Act.
The HHS said the decline in the number Americans without is the largest since the 1970s, and the percentage Americans is the lowest in the past 50 years, citing figures gathered by the Council Economic Advisers.
The HHSsaid the number those through federal and state marketplaces will continue to grow until closes Feb. 15. “ in and CHIP happens year-round,” the agency noted.
In addition, it said, states can at any expand their programs to cover more people. Several states that had not taken advantage the expansion available under the , including Indiana, Tennessee, Utah and Wyoming, have announced that they plan to do so.