The 'unprecedented' number of signups during this open enrollment period isn't a function of the affordability or quality of Obamacare plans, writes SallyPipes. It's a function of Democrats paying just about anyone to sign up.
exchanges. This year's open enrollment period has resulted in more people signing up than ever before.the Department of Health and Human Services. That's an 18% increase from the same time last year. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra boasted that the"unprecedented results" were the result of"unprecedented investments" in the program.
As part of the American Rescue Plan Act, which was signed into law in March 2021, Democrats made Obamacare subsidies more generous and extended them to enrollees making more than 400% of the federal poverty level — about $111,000 for a family of four — for the first time. Those expanded subsidies were scheduled to sunset at the end of 2022, but the Inflation Reduction Act extended them until Dec. 31, 2025.
In other words, the"unprecedented" number of signups during this open enrollment period isn't a function of the affordability or quality of Obamacare plans. It's a function of Democrats paying just about anyone to sign up.
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