The Hill – By Peter Sullivan – 05/01/15 05:22 PM EDT
More than 11.7 million more people have health insurance through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance through ObamaCare, new data show.
The new report from the Obama administration shows that as of the end of February, there were over 11.7 million more people enrolled in the programs compared to the period before October 2013, when ObamaCare’s coverage expansion went into effect.
The numbers come on top of another 11.7 million people who signed up for private insurance through the law’s marketplaces.
About 560,000 additional people were enrolled compared to the end of January.
ObamaCare expanded eligibility for Medicaid, the government health insurance program for the poor, up to 138 percent of the poverty line, which is about $33,000 for a family of four.
