Forbes February 1, 2021
Joshua Cohen

On Thursday, January 28th, President Biden signed an executive order that will direct the federal government to open a special enrollment period from February 15 to May 15 for Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges that serve 36 states. This measure is designed to boost coverage for people who are uninsured. Several of the 14 states which manage their own marketplaces had already reopened enrollment.

It’s unclear how meaningful the measure will turn out to be. Last year, when a number of states ran an extra enrollment period, numbers of new sign-ups were fairly modest.

However, the executive order does tie into what will presumably be the focus of the Biden Administration early on; shoring up the ACA.

For those hoping...

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Topics: ACA (Affordable Care Act), Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, Insurance, Patient / Consumer, Payer, Provider, Public Exchange
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