More than two million people — that’s how many consumers have enrolled in a Covered California health plan since it opened for business in January 2014, according to a new report from the exchange.
There are currently 1.3 million people signed up. But the report reveals 85 percent of those who are no longer enrolled have found coverage elsewhere.
The exchange’s executive director, Peter Lee, said many former enrollees are on Medi-Cal, have employer-based coverage, or have purchased a private plan.
“This finding underscores that for many, Covered California is not an endpoint," Lee said. "Rather, it is part of their journey of assuring they have insurance coverage, often moving from one source of coverage to another.”
The report also showed 41 percent of people who've signed up for a Covered California plan have gone through a certified insurance agent, 28 percent have enrolled on their own, and 20 percent have enrolled with the help of a service representative in the call center.
Covered California is gearing up for its third open enrollment period, which begins Nov. 1, and runs through the end of January.
