Fierce Healthcare December 20, 2023
The number of people signing up for coverage on Healthcare.gov has crossed 15 million, according to new data from the Biden administration.
The Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday that as of Dec. 15, 15.3 million people have chosen plans on the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges, surpassing previous records. On that day alone, 745,000 secured marketplace plans, the highest single day ever.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure said in a release that sign-ups are currently up 33% year-over-year.
Dec. 15 was the deadline to secure a plan that kicks...