Number of the Day: 5 Million

Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act exchanges ends January 15 in most states, and in a new analysis, the Kaiser Family Foundation estimates that some 5 million uninsured people are eligible for an ACA health care plan that is “essentially free” given 2023 premiums and subsidies. “Under the Inflation Reduction Act, free or nearly-free premium silver plans with very low deductibles are available to all Marketplace subsidy-eligible enrollees with incomes up to 150% of poverty ($20,385 for individuals or $41,625 for families of four enrolling in 2023),” the report explains.