Fierce Health Payers September 15, 2021
The COVID-19 special enrollment period increased enrollment in the Affordable Care Act’s federal and state-run insurance exchanges to 12.2 million people, as signups were buoyed by boosted tax credits, new federal data shows.
The Department of Health and Human Services released a report on Wednesday reporting that more than 2.8 million people signed up for coverage during the 2021 special enrollment period that ended last month. The report added that enrollment in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program also reached more than 82.3 million people as of April.
“Thanks to the special enrollment period, we were able to help a record-breaking number of people across the country get covered, including those in rural and underserved communities,” said HHS Secretary...
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