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Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Hawaii Health Connector Still Refusing to Reveal Sign-up Numbers
By Andrew Walden @ 7:58 PM :: 4255 Views :: Health Care

by Andrew Walden

The Hawaii Health Connector is refusing to tell reporters how many Hawaii residents have used the website and call center to purchase insurance via the Health Exchange. 

On Friday November 1, Health Connector personnel claimed they were unable to tell Star-Advertiser reporters how many people had purchased insurance via the Health Exchange.  Separately, the State Department of Human Services told reporters it has enrolled over 6,000 Medicaid clients since October 1.

Today PBN reports its reporters “asked the Hawaii Health Connector … for updated enrollment or application submissions, and was pointed to its updates online. However, the only information available online says that as of Oct. 26, there were 66,569 unique visitors to the website and more than 10,000 calls received by the customer support center.”

That update is posted verbatim below.  It says nothing about the key question everybody is asking: How many are enrolled?

The last update given to reporters was October 18 when the Hawaii Health Connector reported only 440 applications had been completed online.  Off-line applicants brought the total to 1,795.  It is not clear how many of these were Medicaid applicants and how many are purchasing private insurance via the Health Connector.

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Connector Updates for October 26, 2013

Posted on Hawaii Health Connector Website

At the Connector, we are committed to a positive customer experience and helping the residents of Hawai’i find a health plan to match both their health and financial needs.

As of October 26, 2013, we have:

  • 31 Community partners statewide who have trained and certified professionals known as Kōkua.
  • 86 Kōkua who are ready to assist individuals, families, and small businesses through the enrollment process.
  • 66,569 unique visitors to HawaiiHealthConnector.com, who are exploring their health insurance options.
  • 10,836 calls received by our Customer Support Center.

We continue to make improvements to the Marketplace every day and our numbers are growing each week as more residents learn about the benefits of the Connector.

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