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HealthSherpa enrolls more than 3 million people through January 15th, most pay less than $21/month

Written by Aleka Gürel | Jan 20, 2022 7:15:57 PM

Note to Media: We can provide state-level aggregate data for categories shown here for healthcare.gov states where HealthSherpa offers ACA-subsidized policies. Please reach out if you’re interested in additional data.

The Open Enrollment period for Plan Year 2022 is over, and HealthSherpa has helped more than 3 million people find coverage through the ACA Marketplaces - our strongest Open Enrollment to date. 

Notably, more than 500,000 people took advantage of the OEP extension and enrolled for coverage that will start on February 1st, 2022. Most enrollees were able to find quality, comprehensive coverage for $21/month or less, a testament to how the American Rescue Plan subsidy expansions have improved affordability on the ACA Marketplaces. (For OE2021, HealthSherpa’s median net premium was $54.)

Read on for more detailed insights into the 2022 Open Enrollment Period so far.

Key Enrollment Metrics, 11/1/2021 – 1/15/2022

HealthSherpa Volume

HealthSherpa policies: 2,265,719

HealthSherpa lives: 3,345,150

Top States: FL, TX, GA, NC, SC

Costs & subsidies

Percentage claiming a subsidy: 96%

Median Gross Premium: $733.10

Median Net Premium: $20.93

Median Subsidy: $639.00

Percent enrolled in $0 plans: 30%

Cost-sharing

Receiving CSR: 63% overall

Demographics

Average Applicants Per Policy: 1.48

Sex of primary applicant: 54% female, 46% male

Median age: 48

Primary applicant age distribution: 2% under 21 / 15% 21-29 / 18% 30-39 / 21% 40-49 / 27% 50-59 / 19% 60+ 

 

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Disclaimer: data listed here is for federal marketplace states only and accurate to 5%.