Fierce Healthcare July 24, 2020
Robert King

Nearly 11 million consumers paid their first month’s premium on the Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchanges in early 2020, a slight increase from the same period in 2019.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reported Thursday that 10.7 million ACA customers paid their premiums as of March 15, a slight increase from the 10.6 million who paid through February 2019. The data include both state and federally run insurance exchanges.

“The report confirmed that for the third year in a row, enrollment has remained steady and the number of consumers who paid for coverage in February 2020 increased compared to February 2019,” the agency said in a release.

CMS also reported that the average total monthly premium for...

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