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The open enrollment period to sign up for health coverage as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will end on Sunday, January 31. Latinos are still the largest uninsured group in the United States as 1 in 5 Latino adults are eligible for enrollment.
According to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, there’s been a 50% upswing in traffic at the ACA website. However, according to a poll conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation, the majority of uninsured were unaware of the impending deadline.
It was also discovered that virtually no one surveyed were aware that the fine for going uninsured rose to $695 per adult or 2.5% of the household’s income.
“This is exactly what we envisioned all along would be the most important challenge for us,” said Andy Slavitt, acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). “We feel confident about the progress we’ve made.”
According to figures released on January 27, more than 11.6 million people have enrolled nationwide to date. Another 2.7 million signed up signed up at state marketplaces through December. It was determined by the Kaiser poll that 67% of the respondents had not been contacted about signing up for coverage.
By The Numbers
25.1
percent
of Latinos remain without health insurance coverage
