President Joe Biden on Jan. 28 signed an executive order to
reopen the federal health exchange from Feb.15 through May 15. During that
special enrollment period, 4 million uninsured people will be eligible for a
zero-premium bronze plan on HealthCare.gov, and another 4.9 million could get
subsidies to cover part of a health plan, according to a recent analysis by the
Kaiser Family Foundation. Compared to the general non-elderly population, these
subsidy-eligible uninsured individuals are more likely to be young adults,
high-school educated and working in industries such as construction, arts,
entertainment and recreation. Approximately 8.3 million people selected or were
automatically reenrolled in health plans for 2021 on HealthCare.gov as of the
Dec. 15 deadline, according to CMS.
NOTES: The uninsured marketplace-eligible population does not
include people with incomes below the federal poverty level (FPL) who fall into
the Medicaid coverage gap or those eligible for a Basic Health Plan in
Minnesota or New York. The category of people who are ineligible for financial
assistance includes people with incomes above 400% of FPL or who live in
counties where the benchmark plan costs less than the applicable premium cap
for their household income.
SOURCE: "Marketplace Eligibility Among the Uninsured: Implications for a
Broadened Enrollment Period and ACA Outreach," Kaiser Family Foundation.
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