The state of Texas ranks 4th nationally in youth enrollment with 27 percent of Texans enrolling, above the national average of 25 percent. The percentage represents roughly 56,037 enrollees between the ages of 18 and 34.
The other states outranking Texas are Florida, New York, and California, of which New York and California have state marketplace exchanges setup in addition to the federal marketplace exchange.
A recent study highlighting five areas in Texas (Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, El Paso, McAllen) showed that youth enrolling for health coverage can find plans as low as $74 to $100 with credits and subsidies applied.
“The fact is despite efforts of Republican leaders to make enrollment a difficult process in Texas, young people are able to find affordable health plans and are actively enrolling,” said Katie Naranjo, State Director of Protect Your Care. “Texas is one of the states without a state run insurance marketplace, and Texas has rejected $100 billion in federal funds in Medicaid Expansion to cover as many as 1.2 million additional Texans.”
The misconceptions that young people are not enrolling is purely false. The numbers released by Health and Human Services show that Texas is one of four states leading the nation in youth health coverage enrollment.
