The federal government did not release data on what percentage of enrollees have paid their first month's premium, which is required for coverage to take effect. However, a number of state-run exchange, and individual insurers have been reporting the rate of paid sign-ups, generally saying they are in the range of 80 to 90 percent.  Julie Bataille, a spokeswoman for Sebelius, said that HHS wanted to make sure its data was accurate before releasing information about how many people made their first month premium payments.  "We're committed to providing it," Bataille said. But, she added, "I don't anticipate having it until later this year."  Likewise, HHS did not release information about enrollment tallies for each of the individual insurance plans sold on the Obamacare exchanges. A number of state-run exchanges have been routinely releasing such data.  When asked when HHS would disclose individual insurer tallies, Bataille said, "That's something that we'll have to look into and get back to you. I'm not aware of plans at this particular moment."  HHS did break out enrollment tallies for what types of insurance plans people picked. A total of 65 percent of Obamacare enrollees opted for so-called "silver plans," moderately priced policies. Another 20 percent chose bronze plans, which were the least expensive option for people who could use subsidies to offset the costs of their coverage.  The hotly debated question of how many Obamacare enrollees were people who needed to replace policies that were no longer compliant with Affordable Care Act standards was not answered in the enrollment report issued Thursday.  Officials said that 87 percent of people who applied for subsidies via the federal exchange HealthCare.gov — which sells policies in 36 states — reported lacking insurance at that time, in response to a question that was asked on that Web site. But officials told reporters that because of independent surveys which have shown that a majority of Obamacare enrollees had previously been insured, along with other factors, made the 87 percent uninsured statistic unreliable.  The release of the enrollment data came less than 24 hours after Republicans in the House said a recent survey they conducted of insurers found that only 67 percent of Obamacare enrollees who signed up on the federal HealthCare.gov exchange had paid their first month's premium as of April 15.  Insurers were not polled about their paid rate on plans sold on the 15 state- and DC-run exchanges.  The House Energy and Commerce Committee said the 67 percent figure cast serious doubt on the validity of the administration's claims on April 17 that a total of 8 million people had enrolled. The paid rate has become a major talking point for Obamacare opponents, who have blasted the administration for not revealing it while at the same time issuing raw sign-up data.  "In a sad reversal away from its vows of transparency, the Obama administration, from inside the Oval Office on down, has done to extraordinary lengths to keep basic details of the health law from the public," said committee chairman Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich. "Tired of receiving incomplete pictures of enrollment in the health-care law, we went right to the source and found that the administration's recent declarations of success may be unfounded."
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says the enrollment tally exceeded expectations, and "demonstrated brisk demand for quality, affordable coverage."