(Bloomberg) — More than 8.5 million people have signed up for individual health plans through the HealthCare.gov public exchange enrollment system this year or had their coverage renewed, officials said Wednesday. The report tallies enrollees for 2016 coverage through Dec. 26 in 38 states that use the HealthCare.gov system, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said. There was a Dec. 17 deadline for people to choose coverage that begins Jan. 1. About 8.3 million people had signed up through Dec. 19.