Fact-check · Sep 22, 2026 · JD Vance
“During COVID, it went up to twenty two million people”
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What the record shows
ACA marketplace enrollments reached ~14.5M in 2021 and ~16.0M in 2024 (CMS Marketplace Enrollment Reports). Peak cited by some sources as ~22M when including Medicaid expansion during COVID, but ACA marketplace alone did not reach 22M.
From: Vice President JD Vance Holds Press Conference on Fraud
Every time it was said
Sep 22, 2026TRUE
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