CMS issues update on HealthCare.gov enrollment

More than 2.4 million people selected a 2019 health plan through HealthCare.gov Nov. 1-24, including more than 500,000 last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported today. More than three-quarters of those selecting plans were renewing coverage and the rest were new consumers. The report shows total plan selections for the period in the 39 states using HealthCare.gov for 2019 open enrollment, which runs through Dec. 15. In the first six months of 2018, an average of 10.3 million people selected a plan through the federal and state-based exchanges and paid their premium, according to a separate report released by the agency today.