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   WASHINGTON, March 11 (UPI) -- Health insurance enrollment   
   through the Affordable Care Act fell from 1.1 million in January   
   to 942,000 last month, U.S. officials said Tuesday.   
      
   However, the Obama administration says it is optimistic it will   
   see a surge of enrollees before the March 31 deadline for open   
   enrollment this year, the Hill reported.   
      
   Department of Health and Human Service officials said an "action-   
   forcing" event, such as the end of an open enrollment period,   
   "often results in a spike in enrollment activity."   
      
   As of March 1, about 4.2 million people have enrolled in health   
   plans through Affordable Care Act exchanges, the department said.   
      
   The number of people who actually bought coverage is likely to   
   be significantly lower, the Hill said. Analysts estimate as many   
   as 20 percent of enrollees haven't paid their first month's   
   premium, meaning that about 840,000 of the 4.2 million enrolled   
   don't actually have coverage.   
      
   Health and Human Services officials said the number of enrollees   
   in the 18-to-34-year-old demographic was steady in February at   
   27 percent. The administration said it also expects the number   
   of young enrollees to increase in March.   
      
   http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2014/03/11/Obamacare-enrollment-   
   off-in-February/UPI-88811394573324/?st_rec=8811394814595   
      
       
      
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