New Mexico: BeWell NM enrolls 51.9K QHP enrollees via nifty new enrollment data portal, up 43% y/y so far!

BeWell NM, New Mexico's state-based ACA exchange, has launched a very handy new Enrollment Data portal which includes plenty of info for a data hound like myself to pore over:

First, the top line numbers (as of 12/28/23):

• Number of enrolled consumers: 52,651
• Consumers enrolled in Medical coverage: 51,904
• Consumers enrolled in Dental coverage: 13,149

While dental coverage is also important, standalone dental plans aren't considered Qualified Health Plans (QHPs); it's the "Medical Coverage" which is the key number here.

Also, the total number above may look confusing, but most of the Medical & Dental coverage enrollees overlap:

• Medical Only: 39,502
• Dental Only: 747
• Medical + Dental: 12,402

For comparison, last year BeWell NM reported enrolling just 38,150 people (including auto-renewals) through December 31st.

This breaks out to:

• 2024 OEP: 51,904 in 58 days (895/day)
• 2023 OEP: 38,150 in 61 days (625/day)

In other words, New Mexico's Open Enrollment is a stunning 43% ahead of last year at the same point in time...with a month left for people to enroll.

In fact, last year's final total enrollment came in at  40,778, which means 20204 OEP enrollment is already 27% higher than last year's final tally!

Anyway, the portal also provides several other tabs of ongoing data: Metal level breakout, subsidy type & amount breakouts, enrollee income levels and even how many applications were completed/enrolled vs not completing the process. Very helpful indeed.