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One in 4 HealthCare.gov customers renew coverage so far, HHS says

Source: washingtonpost.com - Dec 11, 2015

With less than a week left to buy health plans under the Affordable Care Act for coverage that starts Jan. 1, about one in four existing customers have renewed coverage so far on the federal insurance marketplace, according to new government figures.

The enrollment figures suggest that more people have returned to HealthCare.gov to keep their insurance than at a comparable time last year.

But the numbers also mean that several million customers have not yet signed up for coverage for 2016, even though federal officials have repeatedly said that, to avoid a potential spike in prices, people should shop around for available health plans — and be willing to switch.

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