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ACA enrollment reaches 2.2 million By Steve Benen 01/13/14 04:59PM We had a pretty good sense of ACA enrollment numbers shortly before New Year's, but the Obama administration fleshed out the details in a new report (pdf) this afternoon. The topline looks pretty good for the law's proponents, though the data is not without caveats. Nearly 2.2 million people have selected plans from the state and federal marketplaces by Dec. 28, 2013 (the end of third reporting period for open enrollment), Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today. A new HHS report provides the first demographic information about enrollees. December alone accounted for nearly 1.8 million enrollees in state and federal marketplaces. Enrollment in the federal Marketplace in December was seven-fold greater than the combined total for October and November -- and eight-fold greater for young adults ages 18 to 34. Remember, this only refers to consumers who signed up for coverage through exchange marketplaces, and doesn't include another 3.8 million Americans who took advantage of Medicaid expansion or became insured through other "Obamacare" provisions. Also note, the White House assumed all along that enrollment would escalate quickly as Jan. 1 approached -- and once healthcare.gov functionality was on track -- which is precisely what happened. But as we dig deeper into the latest figures, related questions arise. It's true, for example, that the 2.2 exchange enrollees are below the projected targets set before the open-enrollment period began. Then there are demographic concerns -- about one-in-four enrollees are between the ages of 18 and 34, which isn't horrible, but it's a little below what the administration hoped for, and reinforces suspicions that it's older consumers who are the most eager to sign up. That said, keep a few angles in mind. read more