As of 2023, roughly 40 million individuals in the U.S. benefited from the Affordable Care Act and were enrolled in some form of ACA-related health insurance. This figure has increased from 12.6 million in 2014, the year ACA took effect. Since then, there has been an increase in the number of people who have become eligible for free or subsidized health care. Individuals can now enroll in ACA Marketplace and be eligible for premium tax credits, they may have become newly-eligible for Medicaid in states that have expanded Medicaid, or were previously eligible but didn't know or were unable to apply. Moreover, some states have introduced the Basic Health Program to provide continuous coverage for low-income individuals whose income fluctuates above and below Medicaid eligibility.
This statistic portrays the number of Affordable Care Act-related (ACA) enrollments in the Marketplace, Medicaid, and the Basic Health Program (BHP) in the U.S. from 2014 to 2023.
Number of Affordable Care Act-related (ACA) enrollments in the Marketplace, Medicaid, and the Basic Health Program (BHP) in the U.S. from 2014 to 2023
* Marketplace effectuated enrollment figures for 2014 and 2015 are as of 12/31/2014 and 3/31/2015 respectively, versus February
coverage as of 3/15 for 2016-2021.
**Medicaid enrollment data, 2014-2020, are from the February monthly enrollment (ever enrolled during the month) for the expansion
adult eligibility group, as reported by states through the Medicaid Budget and Expenditure System (MBES). 2021 Medicaid enrollment
data are from December 2020 monthly enrollment, as this is the most recent available monthly enrollment count from MBES.
*** BHP programs did not start until 2015. BHP enrollment data are based on average monthly (for Minnesota) or quarterly (for New
York) projected enrollment submitted by the states to CMS in advance of the applicable quarter and are rounded to the nearest
thousand. BHP enrollment data for 2021 is through May 2021.
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US Department of Health and Human Services (ASPE). (March 23, 2023). Number of Affordable Care Act-related (ACA) enrollments in the Marketplace, Medicaid, and the Basic Health Program (BHP) in the U.S. from 2014 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280656/number-of-us-aca-related-enrollments/
US Department of Health and Human Services (ASPE). "Number of Affordable Care Act-related (ACA) enrollments in the Marketplace, Medicaid, and the Basic Health Program (BHP) in the U.S. from 2014 to 2023." Chart. March 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280656/number-of-us-aca-related-enrollments/
US Department of Health and Human Services (ASPE). (2023). Number of Affordable Care Act-related (ACA) enrollments in the Marketplace, Medicaid, and the Basic Health Program (BHP) in the U.S. from 2014 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280656/number-of-us-aca-related-enrollments/
US Department of Health and Human Services (ASPE). "Number of Affordable Care Act-related (Aca) Enrollments in The Marketplace, Medicaid, and The Basic Health Program (Bhp) in The U.S. from 2014 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280656/number-of-us-aca-related-enrollments/
US Department of Health and Human Services (ASPE), Number of Affordable Care Act-related (ACA) enrollments in the Marketplace, Medicaid, and the Basic Health Program (BHP) in the U.S. from 2014 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280656/number-of-us-aca-related-enrollments/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Number of Affordable Care Act-related (ACA) enrollments in the Marketplace, Medicaid, and the Basic Health Program (BHP) in the U.S. from 2014 to 2023 [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services (ASPE), March 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280656/number-of-us-aca-related-enrollments/