ATLANTA — A record number of Georgians — over 846,000 — signed up for health insurance for 2023 under the Affordable Care Act during the latest open enrollment period, which ended on Sunday.
That’s about 8% of the state’s population, and at least 145,000 more than signed up for the program last year.
The program allows individuals — many of them low-income or self-employed — to sign up for private health insurance. It offers significant tax subsidies to offset insurance costs for people earning between 100% and 400% of the federal poverty level, or between $13,590 and $54,360 for an individual.
The program has steadily grown in popularity in Georgia. Only about 316,000 Georgians signed up in 2014, its first year.
In Georgia, 10 insurers offered plans for 2023, including big players such as Aetna, Anthem, and Ambetter as well as upstarts…
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