This year’s Affordable Care Act enrollment is different: What you need to know

Hill November 5, 2023
Joseph Choi

Open enrollment for plans available through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace has officially begun, and this year’s sign-up period will have some new factors that may make it easier for more people to sign up for coverage.

Prospective customers now have until Jan. 15 to sign up for ACA insurance plans, though those who want coverage at the start of the calendar year should sign up by Dec. 15. Last year’s enrollment reached record numbers — 15.7 million — and this year’s is expected to exceed that rate.

“We’re already at a record high in terms of ACA Marketplace enrollment, and there’s really been a couple of years of record highs in a row,” said Cynthia Cox,...

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