7 Facts about the 2021 Marketplace special enrollment period
Submitted By gmccalister, Created 04/14/2021 - 09:58
- 528,005 Americans signed up for health insurance in HealthCare.gov States from 2/15/21 through 3/31/21
- In 2020 and 2019, 209,000 and 171,000 consumers signed up for health insurance respectively
- New Consumers Requesting Coverage on an Application Submitted on or after February 15: 1,022,917
- New Consumers Requesting Coverage who are Marketplace Eligible: 871,483
- New Consumers Requesting Coverage who are Medicaid/CHIP Eligible: 148,709
- Of enrollees who identified a race from 2/15 through 3/31/21, 17% identified as Black, compared to about 11% during the same period in both 2020 and 2019
- Among consumers requesting financial assistance, 41% have a household income between 100% and 138% of the federal poverty level, compared to 38% in 2020 and 33% in 2019.
Source: CMS
Source URL: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/2021-marketplace-sp...