Datapoint: Exchange Sign-Ups See 31% Annual Increase

March 26

More than 21 million people selected or were automatically reenrolled in health plans during the most recent Affordable Care Act open enrollment period (OEP). That’s according to one of four reports issued by HHS on March 22 marking the 10-year anniversary of the ACA. HHS also said that 5.1 million more people signed up for coverage during the 2024 OEP compared to the 2023 OEP, representing a 31% increase. The three largest exchange insurers as of the latest update to AIS Health’s Directory of Health Plans are Centene Corp. (3.6 million members), Florida Blue (1.2 million members) and Aetna (1.1 million members).

Source: AIS’s Directory of Health Plans