TIME – Enrollment in the new health care reform law’s private insurance exchanges continues to lag among younger Americans, according to figures released by the Obama administration Wednesday.
About 3.3 million Americans enrolled in an insurance plan through the state or federal marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act between Oct. 1 and the end of January, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. But only 25 percent of those enrolled were between the ages of 18-34, well below the 40 percent benchmark the administration set for the age group. Younger, healthier enrollees are necessary to subsidize coverage for older enrollees.
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