Medical Economics December 7, 2023
About 23% are first-time enrollees
About 7.3 million people have signed up for 2024 Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace plans since the November 1 start of the open enrollment period, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Of those, 1.6 million, or 22.5% of the total, are first-time enrollees.
Enrollment numbers include activity through December 2 for the 32 states using the HealthCare.gov platform and through November 25 for the 18 states and the District of Columbia with state-based Marketplaces.
In a news release CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure said, “I’m thrilled to see that more than seven million people have signed up for Marketplace coverage nationwide since open enrollment began. The continued increase in enrollment is confirmation...