Maine: CoverME.gov reports 61.5K QHP enrollees to date, down 4% y/y w/time left to #GetCovered!

via CoverME.gov, Maine's state-based ACA exchange:

Plan Selection Snapshot

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of the Health Insurance Marketplace (OHIM) will release biweekly updates on plan selections through CoverME.gov, Maine’s Health Insurance Marketplace.  

Plan selections provide a snapshot of activity by new and returning consumers who have selected a plan for 2024. “Plan selections” become “enrollments” once consumers have paid their first monthly premium to begin insurance. These numbers are subject to change as consumers may modify or cancel plans after their initial selection.   

The deadline to select a plan for coverage beginning January 1, 2024 is December 15, 2023. Consumers who select a plan between December 16, 2023 and January 16, 2024 will have coverage beginning February 1, 2024. 

CoverME.gov Activity Through January 9, 2024

  • 61,548 Mainers have selected affordable health coverage for Plan Year 2024, which includes:
    • 8,789 new consumers
    • 20,341 returning consumers who have actively re-enrolled
    • 32,418 consumers automatically re-enrolled
  • 83% qualify for financial help
  • 134,039 users have visited CoverME.gov 
  • 29,221 calls and 5,033 chats have been received by The Consumer Assistance Center 
  • 11,793 outbound calls have been made by The Consumer Assistance Center
  • 37,477 people have used the Plan Compare Tool, which allows users to compare plans side-by-side with regard to plan features, benefits, provider networks, prescription drug coverage, and total out-of-pocket costs, including premiums, deductibles, and estimated costs for services

Compared to last year at roughly the same point:

  • 2024 OEP: 61,548 in 70 days, or 879/day
  • 2023 OEP: 62,439 in 68 days, or 918/day

So, 2024 OEP enrollment is running 4.2% behind last year so far.

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