The total for the latest open enrollment period marks a 30% increase from a year ago, based on past enrollment figures published by the health policy research organization KFF.
Officials said the figures include 5 million new signups and more than 16 million people with 2023 ACA plan coverage.
West Virginia, which has expanded Medicaid, saw the largest percentage increase in enrollment at 80%.
“Marketplace coverage is very important to those in those states whose incomes are under 138% of poverty,” says Sara Collins, vice president for health care coverage and access and tracking health system performance for The Commonwealth Fund.
“It is a reflection of the lack of Medicaid expansion in those states.”An analysis by KFF notes ACA health plan enrollment has increased each year during the Biden administration.
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