data is the high point of part-time workers was in 2008 and 2009 at the height of the last recession. it has been decreasing each and every year. there is no data to support the fact that there is an uptick based on the impending affordable care act. i m sure that there maybe some individual employers making some business decisions about how many workers they want full-time and how many part-time. but i can tell you, there is no economic data or employment data that supports the notion that this is an effect of the law. true. and in fact, it s my understanding that part-time workers are at the lowest percentage of workers in many, many years right now. and well, and for the first time, as you know congresswoman, part-time workers will have options for affordable health coverage. they ve never had that before. they ve never had options in the marketplace. they ve never had some help
good morning. when open enrollment began, the people in florida helping their neighbors sort through the new options for coverage that the navigators were taken aback by how grateful people are to have new pathway to the doctor s office and the care they need, affordable options. they are no longer being discriminated against because they had cancer. and diabetes or asthma, and they are very grateful. they said it s like they found water in the desert. right now surprisingly they said it is taking time because people want to thro sort through all of their options before they sign up at the end of the 26 weeks enrollment period. so we must fix the marketplace, we must to meet their
cost increases have slowed down, rising at a lower rate than the decades before. in this individual market, old individual market the typical increase was 16% year in, year out. often that came with additional medical underwriting. it gives you a sense of how the cost were. we understand medicare medicare costs are down. the decayed cost had a decrease per capital last year, not an increase per capita and health care costs are down. these rates in the new marketplace have come in about 16% lower on average than was projected. not by us, but by the congressional budget office and we know in many of these markets they are much more competitive. i believe in market competitiveness. the states where the most states are participating have the lowest rates. new companies have come in
specifications but yet we re still using her, is the american taxpayer still paying money to fix the problems that she didn t do and her company do appropriately in the first place. none of our contractors have been paid the amount of their. will she be paid for this work into the future as we correct this problem. we will make that determination as the work goes forward. i would tell you as we learn what needs to be fixed, we ll know more about whether they delivered. who owns the software now now that this has been developed with taxpayer money to develop the software to do this? it is owned by the centers for medicare, medicaid services. will they be able to use it by a license for other clients? not to my knowledge. i think it is specifically designed for the marketplace with these products in mind. then the last question. and the clients are the american public. under iv & v, and she testified that she thought that was something we should have
specifications, but yet we re still using her, so is the american taxpayer still paying the money to fix the problems that she didn t do her company didn t do none of our contractors have been paid the amount of their will she be paid for this work into the future as we go to correct this problem? we ll make that determination as the work goes forward. i would tell you, sir, that as we learn what needs to be fixed, how long it takes, we ll know more about whether they delivered. i m sorry about the time frame. they cut it down. who owns the software? now that this has been developed with taxpayer money it is owned by the centers for medicare and medicare services. so it s all owned by us. will they be able to use it by a license for other clients? not to my knowledge. i think it is specifically designed for the marketplace with these products in mind. then last question and the clients are the american public. under iv&v and she testified she thought tha