Week 3 Plan Selections Stable, But Overall Numbers Lag

CMS says another 737,000 consumers selected plans from healthcare.gov in the third week of open enrollment, which is similar to the number last year during the same frame time, but Get America Covered notes the cumulative 1.67 million sign-ups lag by around 250,000 compared to previous years despite more options and lower prices. CMS’ third “weekly snapshot,” released Wednesday (Nov. 20), represents activity from Nov. 1 through Nov. 16, and is one day less than the week three numbers last...