- Data showed that some 5.5 million Americans have signed up for health insurance for next year through the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)
- Those wishing to join an Obamacare healthcare plan for 2023 can enroll between 1st November and 15th January
- The HHS said some 1.2 million of the people who signed up are new consumers
WASHINGTON D.C.: Data released by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this week showed that some 5.5 million Americans have signed up for health insurance for next year through the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), which is an 18 percent increase over the same period last year.
Those wishing to join an Obamacare healthcare plan for 2023 can enroll between 1st November and 15th January.
The HHS said some 1.2 million of the people who signed up are new consumers.
In late November, nearly 3.4 million people had signed up for health plans.
A total of some 14.5 million people signed up in 2021 for insurance during the open enrollment period, the highest-ever number since Obamacare was passed in 2010.
Companies that provide such plans include UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health, Centene and Elevance.
