13 percent of people who signed up for healthcare in 2015 have already dropped their coverage

last updated 3 June 2015

About 13 percent of the 11.7 million people that signed up for healthcare through federal and state marketplaces in March have since dropped out, many because they failed to pay their insurance premiums, The New York Times reports.

As of March 31, 10.2 million people were enrolled for healthcare coverage through federal and state marketplaces. That's about 1.5 million fewer people than were originally enrolled March 1.

According to a new enrollment report, about 6.4 million people in 34 states where the health marketplace is operated by the federal government were receiving government subsidies to afford their health insurance. If the Supreme Court rules that tax credits can only apply to states with their own exchanges, those 6.4 million people could lose their subsidies. A court ruling is expected within the next month.