Previously uninsured people account for a relatively small portion of health insurance exchange enrollees so far, according to a survey conducted by the consulting firm McKinsey & Co.
McKinsey surveyed 2,096 people, including consumers who have enrolled in healthcare coverage in or outside the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges in 2014, those who have shopped for coverage but not enrolled and those who have not yet shopped for a health plan. As of Feb. 13, 27 percent of respondents who had selected coverage for this year said they were previously uninsured. That percentage, however, has risen from 11 percent in the time period from November to January, according to McKinsey. Additionally, 10 percent of all previously uninsured people polled in February said they had enrolled in a health plan, compared with 3 percent in January.
The survey also found enrollment has been steadily rising, with 48 percent of those polled reporting they enrolled in a 2014 individual plan in February, compared with 37 percent in January, 31 percent in December and 19 percent in November.
As of Feb. 25, approximately 4 million people had signed up for private health insurance coverage through the state-based and federal marketplaces, according to HHS. The 2014 open enrollment period ends March 31.
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