Obamacare’s Record Sign-Ups Top 16 Million, White House Says (1)

Jan. 25, 2023, 3:53 PM UTCUpdated: Jan. 25, 2023, 4:09 PM UTC

Increased financial assistance from the Inflation Reduction Act drove a record 16.3 million people to select an Affordable Care Act marketplace health plan during the 2023 open enrollment period, the Biden administration announced Wednesday.

“This is more than double the number of Americans who signed up for coverage during the first ever Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment in 2014,” President Joe Biden said in a statement. “And for the more than 30 states that use HealthCare.gov, there has been a combined 50 percent increase in enrollment since I took office in January 2021.”

The 16.3 million is 1.8 million, or ...

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