Health Affairs September 21, 2021
On September 15, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued new data showing record-high effectuated enrollment through marketplace coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In total, 12.2 million people were actively enrolled in marketplace coverage as of August 2021. Mid-year enrollment peaked thanks to the more than 2.8 million people who enrolled during the Biden administration’s broad six-month COVID-19 special enrollment period (SEP). The new data was released alongside a statement from the White House and a separate report showing continued record-high enrollment in Medicaid and CHIP.
This post also discusses the latest Census data that showed a stable uninsured rate during 2020, new grants to 28...
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