Nearly 24 million Americans registered during the Biden administration’s final enrollment period, a 9 percent jump from the previous year, with more than a week left to sign up.
Enrollment numbers in 2025 are boosted by 3.2 million new consumers compared to last year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said. & Medicaid Services said that in 2024, 20.4 million consumers were insured by selecting a plan in the new year or automatically re-enrolled. Another 900,000 did not enroll again between 2024 and 2025, according to the figures.
“This means that enrollment has almost doubled since I took office,” the president Joe Biden he said in a statement. “That’s no accident. When I took office, I promised the American people that I would lower the cost of health care and prescription drugs, make it easier to sign up for coverage, and strengthen the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, and Medicaid. .”
He added, “I’m proud that my Administration delivered, even when elected Republicans, eager to put millions of Americans at risk for coverage, stood in the way. I’m asking Congress to double down on the progress we’ve made and make sure Americans have access to quality, affordable health care this year.” extending the premium tax credit.”
The White House has indicated that the number is likely to grow before the enrollment period, which began on November 1, closes on January 15 for states that are part of the federal market, and others have until the end of the month.
The White House is pictured during a winter snowstorm in Washington, D.C., Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.
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In the first term, the president Donald Trump he tried several times to repeal the ACA, but was unsuccessful. In November 2023, he vowed to replace Truth Social in a post on his social media platform.
Since then, it has changed course. In March, Trump said he was “not running” to end the ACA, but said he wanted to make it “better” and “more expensive” in a post on Truth Social.
During the September presidential debate, he said he had “concepts of a plan” and said it would be “better health care than Obamacare,” but offered few details.
ABC News’ Mary Kekatos contributed to this report.
