From WisPolitics.com/WisBusiness.com …
— The enrollment deadline for HealthCare.gov coverage that starts Jan. 1 has been extended to tomorrow as sign-ups in Wisconsin are lagging last year’s open enrollment period.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services pushed back the deadline from Dec. 15 to Dec. 18 to obtain marketplace coverage starting Jan. 1 on HealthCare.gov. The move comes with several weeks left in this year’s open enrollment period for 2025 health insurance plans, which ends Jan. 15.
As of Dec. 4, the latest date covered in the most recent CMS update, Wisconsin has had a total of 88,189 plan selections so far in this year’s open enrollment, including both new consumers and actively returning consumers. Around this point last year, Wisconsin had 99,950 sign-ups, according to a Dec. 6, 2023 snapshot from the agency.
This trend is reflected in the national figures as well, as CMS reports just under 5.4 million plan selections for 2025 coverage so far in this year’s open enrollment period. At this point in 2023, that figure was about 7.3 million. In both cases, the majority of plan selections have been returning customers.
Wisconsin is among the 31 states that use the HealthCare.gov marketplace, while others use state-based marketplaces.
See the latest CMS snapshot and get more info on open enrollment.
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