Young Legislators highlight record-breaking open enrollment in VA Health Benefit Exchange

RICHMOND, Va. —  On Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 3 p.m., two of Virginia’s youngest state legislators — Delegate Destiny LeVere Bolling and Delegate Nadarius Clark — will join Protect Our Care Virginia and Holly Mortlock of the Virginia Health Benefit Exchange to highlight record-breaking open enrollment numbers, including the more than 400,000 Virginians who have signed up for affordable coverage through the exchange. The Biden administration announced that 21.3 million people enrolled in coverage during the latest open enrollment period – over 9 million more than when President Biden took office. 

Speakers will also discuss a recent report on how the ACA benefits young adults, including a requirement that allows people up to age 26 to stay on their parent’s health plan. The ACA brings coverage to over 4.1 million young Americans.

Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act’s reduction of health insurance premium costs, 80 percent of ACA enrollees were able to find a health plan through the Marketplace for $10 or less per month. Mortlock will further discuss the success of the Virginia’s State Health Benefit Exchange’s inaugural open enrollment period.