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More Than 13.6 Million People Signed up for Health Coverage for 2022
This year’s open enrollment period has hit an unprecedented high, with a month left to go more than 13.6 million people are already enrolled in coverage for 2022 through Healthcare.gov and state-based marketplaces (SBMs), according to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
“The historic 13.6 million people who have enrolled in a health insurance plan so far this period shows that the demand and need for affordable health care remains high,” said Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Xavier Becerra.
More than 9.7 million consumers enrolled in marketplace coverage in the 33 states using HealthCare.gov for 2022 from the start of open enrollment through December 15, 2021, according to CMS in a press release.
“This is over 900,000 more people than the previous all-time high of 8.8 million who signed up during the 2018 Open Enrollment Period with 39 states using HealthCare.gov,” stated CMS.
The CMS press release also noted that through December 11, 2021, almost 3.9 million consumers selected plans or were automatically re-enrolled in a plan for 2022 health coverage in the 18 SBMs who use their own platforms.
“Health coverage is more affordable than ever before and the great news is that people still have until January 15 to sign up,” said CMS administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure.
Furthermore, 213 issuers are offering coverage through HealthCare.gov for this year’s open enrollment, which offers the most amount of choice in the Affordable Care Act’s history. CMS stated in the press release, “The average consumer now has between 6 and 7 issuers to choose from, up from 4 to 5 issuers in 2021.”
Reference:
All-Time High: 13.6 Million People Signed Up for Health Coverage on the ACA Insurance Marketplaces With a Month of Open Enrollment Left to Go. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. December 23, 2021.
https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/all-time-high-136-million-people-signed-health-coverage-aca-insurance-marketplaces-month-open
