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Affordable Care Act enrollment grows in Tennessee

Photo by Dave Flessner / A sIgn posted along Bonny Oaks Drive in November advertises health exchange plans offered under the Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare."
Photo by Dave Flessner / A sIgn posted along Bonny Oaks Drive in November advertises health exchange plans offered under the Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare." Photo by Dave Flessner / A sIgn posted along Bonny Oaks Drive in November advertises health exchange plans offered under the Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare."

Tennesseans who don’t have health insurance through an employer, Medicare or TennCare have a variety of options to choose from to buy individual insurance plans for next year through the health exchange marketplace.

And, for the first time, average rates by the biggest insurers will be going down for most individual members.

Growth in Tennessee enrollment

Enrollment in health care exchange plans offered under the Affordable Care Act has more than tripled in Tennessee since the program began.

– 2014: 151,000

– 2015: 231,000