Medical Xpress December 19, 2020
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar

Sign-ups for “Obamacare” health insurance plans are trending more than 6% higher amid surging coronavirus cases and deepening economic misery, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the government.

The Centers for Medicaid and Medicaid Services, or CMS, said more than 8.2 million people had signed up through the close of open enrollment Dec. 15 in the 36 states served by the federal HealthCare.gov website.

An apples-to-apples comparison with last year’s sign-ups translates to a 6.6% gain, the agency said. Unlike last year, two populous states that had used the federal website are now running their own. Numbers from New Jersey and Pennsylvania were not counted in Friday’s tally from HealthCare.gov states. They’ll be reported in coming weeks, along with...

Today's Sponsors

LEK
ZeOmega

Today's Sponsor

LEK

Continue Reading

 
Topics: ACA (Affordable Care Act), CMS, Govt Agencies, Insurance, Patient / Consumer, Payer, Provider, Public Exchange
Related Articles:
Payer executives expect limited change in ACA subsidies
Commercial, individual markets growing increasingly concentrated: 7 numbers to know
GAO finds private insurance market became increasingly concentrated last decade
Section 1557 Rule Mandates Identification And Mitigation Of Discriminatory Clinical Algorithms
Employer Plans Beware: Alternative Funding Programs May Be Riskier Than They Appear

Share This Article