487K Gained Coverage Through Special Enrollment Period for Loss of Minimum Essential Coverage
HealthLeaders Media June 26, 2020
CMS stated that 487,000 people gained coverage through health insurance exchanges using the HealthCare.gov platform during the loss of MEC SEP in 2020: more than in any previous coverage year.
Nearly 500,000 people gained health coverage through the special enrollment period for the loss of minimum essential coverage (MEC SEP), according to data released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Thursday afternoon.
CMS stated that 487,000 people gained coverage through health insurance exchanges using the HealthCare.gov platform during the loss of MEC SEP in 2020: more than in any previous coverage year.
Compared to April 2019, loss of MEC SEP enrollments in April 2020 rose 139%. Though there was a drop in enrollments between April and May,...