Forbes January 17, 2025
Bruce Japsen

The Biden administration announced Friday that a record 24.2 million Americans enrolled in individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said 24.2 million selected plans through the individual-market marketplace, also known as Obamacare, for plan year 2025 coverage. Last year, more than 21 million people signed up for coverage for 2024, setting a record.

“The number of people signing up for Marketplace coverage has surpassed 24 million, an all-time high, breaking last year’s record,” Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said of the enrollment, which included 3.9 million new consumers. “Since the law was enacted, 50 million people — or one in seven Americans — have signed up for coverage through the...

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