Medical Economics November 1, 2023
Analysts offer reasons for price changes and potential record numbers of people signing up.
The open enrollment period has begun for patients who get health insurance through the Marketplaces created through the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
President Joe Biden was optimistic in his Nov. 1 statement for the 2024 registration period starting that day and running through Jan. 15, 2024. Starting last week, the president and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) encouraged people to begin analyzing costs and benefits of plans at HealthCare.gov.
The president touted the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), his economic plan of August 2022, for helping consumers save an average of $800 a year on health insurance premiums. His statement said four out...