Before policymakers lament declining enrollment, they should make sure the enrollment they’re counting is real.
Enrollment on the Obamacare exchanges is falling for the first time in years. The exchanges launched on January 1, 2014—nearly four years after President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law on March 23, 2010.
A new analysis from KFF estimates that the number of people enrolled in an exchange plan this year could drop by roughly 5 million following the expiration of more generous pandemic-era premium subsidies at the end of last year.
Progressives view that decline as evidence that fewer Americans will have access to affordable coverage. But a new analysis from the Paragon Health Institute suggests another possibility. A substantial share of recent exchange enrollment may never have been legitimate in the first place.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.
Obamacare’s Enrollment Figures Deserve A Closer Look
Sally C. Pipes
Before policymakers lament declining enrollment, they should make sure the enrollment they’re counting is real.
Enrollment on the Obamacare exchanges is falling for the first time in years. The exchanges launched on January 1, 2014—nearly four years after President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law on March 23, 2010.
A new analysis from KFF estimates that the number of people enrolled in an exchange plan this year could drop by roughly 5 million following the expiration of more generous pandemic-era premium subsidies at the end of last year.
Progressives view that decline as evidence that fewer Americans will have access to affordable coverage. But a new analysis from the Paragon Health Institute suggests another possibility. A substantial share of recent exchange enrollment may never have been legitimate in the first place.
Read the entire op-ed here.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.