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What are the deadlines for the ACA’s open enrollment period?
A list of the open enrollment deadlines for enrollment in 2023 ACA-compliant health insurance in every state. Open enrollment ended on January 15, 2023 in most states.

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Applying for ACA Coverage?
Understanding how small differences in projected income can have a large impact on your health plan costs can be key to obtaining affordable coverage.

ACA’s effects on health coverage in the U.S.

Qualified health plans are only a small part of the Affordable Care Act success story

Read Charles Gaba’s latest post, Making a mountain out of 7 million QHPs.

health coverage before the ACABEFORE: Of 312 million total U.S. residents, just under half the population had employer-based health coverage, with Medicare and Medicaid making up another third of coverage. Another 4 million were covered through the Indian Health Service and other public healthcare programs, leaving around 11 million people enrolled on the private individual market and about 42 million uninsured.

health coverage after ACA implementation

AFTER: Coverage through Medicaid increased from about 17.9 percent to about 21.8 percent. Coverage in the individual market climbed from around 3.5 percent to around 4.9 percent (both ACA exchange and off-exchange policies). The total number of uninsured in the U.S. dropped from around 13.6 percent to around 9.9 percent.

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