With Late Spurt, Exchange Enrollment Almost Catches Up To Last Year’s Total

The sign-up period for next year’s individual health insurance coverage ran from Nov. 1 to Dec. 15.

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After an “avalanche’’ of sign-ups in the past week, Georgia’s final enrollment in the health insurance exchange reached close to last year’s figure.

The number of late sign-ups was a surprise because enrollment had been lagging significantly just a few days ago.

Federal health officials announced that the preliminary sign-up number for 2019 coverage was 460,139, about 4 percent lower than the total reached a year ago.