Bloomberg Law
June 25, 2020, 9:10 PM UTC

Obamacare Coverage Spikes After Covid-Related Job Losses

Sara Hansard
Sara Hansard
Reporter

Nearly a half million people signed up for Obamacare after losing health-care coverage from their employer, the Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday.

The 487,000 consumers who got coverage from the federal HealthCare.gov exchanges marks an increase of 46% from the same time period last year, the HHS said in a report.

The increased enrollment through May came as millions of people became unemployed and lost job-related coverage due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The increase in sign-ups outside of the normal open enrollment period was higher than during any other year, the HHS said.

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