A record 477,793 Ohioans enrolled in the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplace Plan in 2024, according to data compiled by the The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services . This is an increase from last year’s report , which recorded only 294,644 Ohioans participating in the program, and more so from 2022, when 259,999 enrolled.
Ohio’s increased enrollment is one example of a larger national trend. On Jan. 24, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that 21.3 million people nationwide selected a Marketplace plan during the open enrollment period . Of those, 16 million renewed their coverage, while 5 million were new users.
“Once again, a record-breaking number of Americans have signed up for affordable health care coverage through the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplace, and now they and their families have the peace of mind that comes with coverage, “Health and Human Services(HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra said. “The ACA continues to be a successful, popular, and important federal program to millions of people and their families. As we celebrate the success of this most recent enrollment effort, HHS will double down on the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to increase access to quality care and lower costs.”