Open Enrollment sign-ups for 2021 match 2020’s total, says CMS
Healthcare Finance News January 13, 2021
The data indicates enrollment remained stable and more consumers were able to actively enroll or re-enroll in coverage.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the final weekly enrollment snapshot that shows about 8.3 million people selected individual market plans through the marketplaces using the federal platform during the 2021 Open Enrollment Period.
This total enrollment is nearly the same as enrollments during the 2020 open enrollment period, despite the fact that New Jersey and Pennsylvania transitioned to state-based exchange platforms starting with the 2021 open enrollment period. As a result of their transition, selections in New Jersey and Pennsylvania are not included in the snapshot.
After removing these states from the total plan selection totals...