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In 2022, the first plan year in which the enhanced ACA marketplace subsidies created by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) were available in the Open Enrollment Period, enrollment at incomes above 400% of the Federal Poverty Level more than doubled in the 33 states using HealthCare.gov. Pre-ARPA, enrollees with income above 400% FPL were ineligible for premium subsidies; ARPA removed that eligibility cap.
I have a post up at Healthinsurance.org that charts the enrollment increase at high incomes in HealthCare.gov states in 2022 and the ARPA impact on premiums at high incomes in Houston in 2023. Just to tease here, a couple of charts:
