That crunch you just heard was the sound of private exchanges getting some traction on the gravelly road to success.

According to consulting firm Accenture, the number of individuals who now receive their health insurance via one of the private exchanges has doubled in the past year, from 3 million in 2014 to 6 million this year.

That's not all. According to Accenture's forecast, private exchanges will be handling health coverage for 40 million by 2018.

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Dan Cook

Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.