Fierce Healthcare August 21, 2019
The enrollment in the individual market dipped by 5% in the first quarter of 2019 compared to 2018’s first quarter.
Enrollment in the individual market in the first quarter of 2019 declined 5% compared to the same period last year, providing a glimpse into how the zeroing out of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) individual mandate penalty is affecting sign-ups.
The analysis from Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) released Wednesday said that while the loss of the mandate’s penalty hasn’t caused the individual market to collapse, there remain major concerns around affordability for people who don’t get ACA subsidies.
Overall, 13.7 million people signed up for coverage on the individual market in this year’s first quarter, down 5% from the...
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