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Once again, President Joe Biden was able to announce an all-time record for Obamacare enrollments, this year breaking last year’s new record. “From November 1st to December 15th, nearly 11.5 million Americans signed up for insurance on HealthCare.gov,” Biden said in a statement Tuesday, “about 1.8 million more people, an 18 percent increase, over the same period last year.
“That’s an all-time record, with enrollment still open and not counting people who have signed up for coverage through their state marketplaces,” he continued, adding that under his watch the uninsured rate dropped to just 8% this year—an all-time record low.
A combination of new regulations and a beefed up outreach and assistance program from the administration can account for the record numbers. This year, the government invested nearly $100 million in Navigator groups that assist consumers in accessing not just the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces, but Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
