Washington Healthplanfinder Enrollment Climbs

Enrollment for private health plans jumps 18 percent since Jan. 9

More than 323,000 Washingtonians have newly enrolled in private health coverage or Washington Apple Health (Medicaid) since Oct. 1, according to a press release from Washington Healthplanfinder.

More than 86,000 residents have now enrolled in private health plans – an 18 percent increase since Jan. 9. Additionally, the release said that more than 230,000 individuals previously covered through Apple Health have renewed their coverage through wahealthplanfinder.org, for a total of 557,650 residents.

Updated enrollment numbers from Oct. 1 to Jan. 23 are included below.

Web and Call Center Data

Unique Visitors

1,342,856

Accounts Created

376,114

Call Center Volume (Jan. to-date)

79,044

Avg. Initial Call Center Wait Time (Jan. to-date)

2 min

Avg. Wait Time after Call Menu Selection* (Jan. to-date)

39 min

 

Enrollments Completed

Qualified Health Plans

86,031

Medicaid Newly Eligible Adults

160,587

Medicaid Previously Eligible but not Enrolled

77,144

Medicaid Redeterminations (Previously Covered)

233,888

Total

557,650

In-Process Applications

Qualified Health Plan Applicants – Need to Pay

81,872