Newly released numbers show there was a surge in sign-ups for Covered California during a recent special enrollment period.
Covered California Executive Director Peter Lee said 76,000 new people registered from April 12 through May 15, which is 2.5 times more than during the same time period in 2019.
Lee told KCBS Radio that he credits the American Rescue Plan, which Congress passed in March, for the surge.
“What we’re seeing, though, is not only that it’s getting financial help in the hands of people who were previously uninsured, we’re also seeing the financial help go to the 1.3 million Covered California enrollees, who were already getting some financial help, but are now getting more financial help,” the executive noted.
Lee said the average premium dropped from $215 to $110 once the American Rescue Plan was passed.
He added that almost 45% of those enrolled are covered by plans that cost only $1 a month.
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