ACA Exchange Enrollment Hits Record High

February 4

A record 14.5 million people enrolled in Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage from Nov. 1, 2021, through Jan. 15, 2022, including 10.3 million people who live in states using HealthCare.gov and 4.2 million in states with their own marketplace, according to CMS. Three states — Kentucky, Maine and New Mexico — transitioned to their own state-based exchanges for the 2022 plan year. Among the 33 states using HealthCare.gov, all but Hawaii saw an enrollment increase for 2022 compared with 2021, with eight experiencing signup surges of more than 30%.

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Jinghong Chen Reporter

Jinghong has been producing infographics and data stories on employer-sponsored insurance, public health insurance programs and prescription drug coverage for AIS Health’s Health Plan Weekly and Radar on Drug Benefits since 2018. She also manages AIS Health’s annual executive compensation database for top insurers and Blue Cross and Blue Shield affiliates. Before joining AIS Health, she interned at WBEZ, Al Jazeera English and The New York Times Chinese. She graduated from Missouri School of Journalism with a focus on data journalism and international reporting.