Open enrollment on the ACA Health Insurance Marketplace begins; three new carriers added

CHICAGO – Eleven health insurance companies are offering Illinois consumers health plans this year, up from eight the previous year. November 1st kicks off Open Enrollment for the Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Marketplace. Illinois residents have until January 15th of 2022 to enroll.
“There are 275 plans, and while not every plan is available in every county, many will have little to no change from the number of plans offered last year” said IDOI Acting Director Dana Popish Severinghaus.
Health insurance rates continue to trend downward this year according to the Illinois Department of Insurance, with an average 3% decrease in premiums statewide for the second lowest-cost Silver benchmark plans. Also, rate decreases for lowest-cost Gold plans are available this year in many more counties across the state.
More than 291-thousand Illinoisans enrolled in ACA Marketplace health insurance plans during open enrollment last year.