HealthSource RI: 31,513 total enrollments for 2015

HEALTHSOURCE RI released enrollment data as of Feb. 23, showing 31,513 customers have enrolled for plans on the health benefits exchange. / COURTESY HEALTHSOURCE RI
HEALTHSOURCE RI released enrollment data as of Feb. 23, showing 31,513 customers have enrolled for plans on the health benefits exchange. / COURTESY HEALTHSOURCE RI

PROVIDENCE – With the Feb. 23 enrollment deadline now over, HealthSource RI said that 83 percent of Year One customers have renewed a plan for 2015.
Total enrollments now number 31,513, a mix of 10,301 new exchange customers and 21,212 customers who renewed coverage.
The last time enrollment data was released was Feb. 15, when 30,744 total enrollments were reported, so enrollments increased by 769 customers, or 2.5 percent, in just over a week’s time. While the deadline was supposed to be Feb. 15, it was extended to help interested customers who were prevented from enrolling due to a storm that day that closed the contact center and walk-in sites.
Regarding the latest enrollment number, 9,150 of new customers have paid, while 20,851 renewing customers have paid.
HealthSource RI also said 62 percent of renewing individuals have selected a different plan for 2015, and 39 percent of renewing individuals have selected a plan with a different carrier for 2015.
Three insurance companies offered plans – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island, Neighborhood Health Plan and UnitedHealthcare – United is new to the exchange this year. Forty-nine percent of customers chose Neighborhood Health plans, while 48 percent picked Blue Cross and 3 percent opeted for UnitedHealthcare. Last year, 97 percent of customers chose Blue Cross Blue Shield, and 3 percent, Neighborhood Health.
On the small-employer side of HealthSource RI, enrollment as of Feb. 23 was 479, representing 3,484 covered lives. That’s an increase of 15 from Feb. 15, according to the exchange. Small-business owners interested in purchasing coverage for their employees through the SHOP marketplace can enroll at any time – SHOP enrollment occurs year-round, unlike enrollment for individuals.

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