Fierce Healthcare December 22, 2021
A record 13.6 million people have signed up for coverage on the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges, and there’s still nearly a month of open enrollment to go, according to new data from the Biden administration.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Wednesday that 9.7 million of those sign-ups were through the federal exchange Healthcare.gov. That figure is 900,000 people ahead of Healthcare.gov’s previous record of 8.8 million, set in 2018.
The vast majority (92%) of people who have signed up through Healthcare.gov will receive premium tax credits for their 2022 plans. Such subsidies were expanded under President Biden through the American Rescue Plan.
CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure said on a call with reporters Wednesday morning that demand is...
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