Enrollment in group health plans decreased last year while individual policies rose, according to the latest national health expenditure account from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The number of people with a group health insurance plan dropped by 2.6 percent to 166 million people, meaning that 4.5 million lost employer-sponsored coverage, reported LifeHealthPro. Conversely, individual health plans increased 3.6 percent to 22 million, meaning 800,000 people gained coverage last year. Government health programs also saw a rise in enrollment, with Medicare increasing 2.5 percent to 47 million and Medicaid rising 5.8 percent to 54 million. Article
