ACA Round-Up: Enrollment Numbers, MLR Guidance, And 1332 Extension Requests
Health Affairs January 20, 2021
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released updated enrollment numbers for HealthCare.gov, revised its guidance on how insurers should treat risk corridors recovery payments in the medical loss ratio (MLR) and rebate calculation, and responded to Colorado and Maine regarding requests to extend each state’s reinsurance waivers under Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act.
Latest Enrollment Numbers For HealthCare.gov
On January 12, 2021, CMS released its final weekly enrollment snapshot for enrollment through HealthCare.gov during the 2021 open enrollment period. From November 1st through December 21st, 2020, an estimated 8.25 million consumers selected or were automatically reenrolled in a plan in the 36 states that use HealthCare.gov. This estimate is slightly higher than the estimate released on...