A record 14.5 million people signed up for 2022 health care coverage through the Marketplaces during the latest Open Enrollment Period (OEP) from November 1, 2021, through January 15, 2022. This includes 5.8 million people who have newly gained coverage.
- Average premium fall by 23%: The surge in enrollment followed lowered healthcare costs for most Marketplace consumers under the American Rescue Plan. HealthCare.gov consumers saw their average monthly premium fall by 23%, compared to the 2021 enrollment period that ended before the American Rescue Plan was passed.
- 10.3MN enrollees from 33 states: Of the 14.5 million people who have enrolled in Marketplace coverage, 10.3 million live in the 33 states using HealthCare.gov and 4.2 million live in the 17 states and the District of Columbia with state-based Marketplaces using their own platforms.
- 17% jump in new consumers: Three million new consumers that were previously not enrolled in health coverage gained coverage nationwide, a 17% increase compared to the end of the 2021 OEP. Additionally, 32% of HealthCare.gov consumers (3.2 million) selected a plan for $10 or less per month after the additional subsidies provided by the American Rescue Plan.
- Enrollment still on in DC, 5 states: Though January 15 marked the end of the 2022 OEP for the 33 HealthCare.gov states and many of the state-based Marketplaces, enrollment remains open in the District of Columbia and California, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island through January 31, 2022.
- ‘Numbers say it all’: Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra stressed that the numbers say it all. “We are delivering on our commitment to make healthcare a right for Americans and to ensure it is accessible and affordable… For people in states and the District of Columbia where enrollment remains open, there is still time to get covered.”