While most people in the country have employee benefits, enabling them to be covered with a health insurance policy, a new study indicates that a large segment of society is showing more interest in the Affordable Care Act.
In the last nine months, roughly 60 percent of inquiries for information about the new health exchanges has derived from young people, specifically those between 18 and 34 years of age, according to health care product and information firm Health.Verticalize.
Additionally, the survey found that of those inquiring about the exchanges, only 9 percent had health insurance or did previously.
Some people have questioned the accuracy of the enrollment figures, noting that it's not really known how many people are newly insured thanks to the ACA, as millions of policies were canceled because of compliance issues with the health reform law.
Sean Sullivan, CEO of Health.Verticalize, indicated that these latest numbers should come as good news for people who support the ACA.
"We're finding a much greater interest level from young adults in ObamaCare insurance than on-exchange enrollment numbers reflect," said Sullivan.
The Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.-based insurance information firm pointed out that another coverage information provider, eHealth, witnessed a 45 percent increase in recent sales among adult men and women under the age of 35.
The White House recently announced that more than 8 million people have selected health plans through the exchanges, up from 7.1 million at the end of March. Of these, 35 percent in the young adult demographic.
"This thing is working," said President Barack Obama during a press briefing, referring to the ACA.
Economists say that for the health law to be financially sustainable, 40 percent of enrollees should be young adults, who are typically healthy and don't require medical services as often.
