For ACA Exchange Shoppers, Cost Isn’t Always King
October
6
Most Affordable Care Act marketplace enrollees choose plans based on price, yet a “surprising” number of enrollees making selections for the 2023 plan year gravitated toward more expensive options due to insurer reputation or breadth of networks, according to a recent Urban Institute study.
Overall, 26.3% of marketplace enrollees chose bronze plans, 57.9% chose silver and 15.8% chose gold in 2023. For the lowest income population, whose incomes were between 100% and 150% of the federal poverty level (FPL), over 81.4% chose silver plans. Silver plans are the only metal tier in which cost-sharing reduction (CSR) plans are available to help enrollees lower their out-of-pocket health care cost responsibilities.
© 2023 MMIT
Meet Our Reporters
-
Lauren Flynn Kelly Executive Editor, AIS Health, and Managing Editor, Radar on Medicare Advantage
View Lauren Flynn Kelly's Profile -
Angela Maas Managing Editor, Radar on Specialty Pharmacy and Spotlight on Market Access
View Angela Maas's Profile -
Leslie Small Managing Editor, Health Plan Weekly and Radar on Drug Benefits
View Leslie Small's Profile -
Peter Johnson Reporter, Health Plan Weekly and Radar on Drug Benefits
View Peter Johnson's Profile -
Tim Casey Reporter, Health Plan Weekly and Radar on Drug Benefits
View Tim Casey's Profile -
Carina Belles Reporter, Radar on Medicare Advantage and Spotlight on Market Access
View Carina Belles's Profile -
Jinghong Chen Reporter, Health Plan Weekly and Radar on Drug Benefits
View Jinghong Chen's Profile