US EditionMost Obamacare enrollment closes leaving Americans with higher bills or less health insurance
Enrollment fell by roughly 200,000 as premium costs nearly doubled after federal COVID-era subsidies ended, leaving states' limited relief insufficient to offset increases.
- On Thursday, open enrollment for most federally subsidized ACA marketplace plans ends, with new counts showing fewer Americans signing up after enhanced subsidies expired this year.
- Enhanced pandemic-era tax credits expired at year-end, and the U.S. Congress remains divided after the House passed a three-year extension on January 8 but the Senate blocked it amid abortion/Hyde Amendment disputes.
- Preliminary CMS data show 22.8 million enrolled for 2026, about 800,000 fewer than last year, while KFF found average premiums rising to $1,904 from $888 in 2025.
- Some consumers report they can't afford coverage, and officials warn true termination rates won't be known until April, said Nicholas Riggs and Michele Eberle.
- Health experts say the decline could grow in coming months, the Congressional Budget Office predicts 2 million more uninsured this year, and Pennsylvania’s $50 million pledge falls short of the $600 million in previous subsidies.
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Florida Politics
Florida PhoenixFlorida Obamacare enrollment dips by more than 5%
The number of Floridians relying on a federal health care exchange established under the Affordable Care Act has dropped by more than 261,000 people after Republicans in Congress let expire the enhanced premium tax credits that help hold down coverage costs. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said 4,474,300 Florida residents used the federal health exchange known as healthcare.gov to procure health insurance for 2026, down from 2025 en…
Enhanced Obamacare subsidies are gone. They must stay that way
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) took to the chamber’s floor last week to voice his opposition to legislation that would extend the pandemic-era enhanced premium subsidies for Obamacare plans for three years. Unfortunately, his wise counsel fell on deaf ears, as all Democrats and 17 Republicans voted for the bill. “I rise in opposition to $100 billion bailouts for [a] broken system fueled by Democrat mandates,” Smith be…
Florida Obamacare Enrollment Sees Sharpest Drop in 12 Years
The number of Floridians relying on a federal health care exchange established under the Affordable Care Act has dropped by more than 261,000 people after Republicans in Congress let expire the enhanced premium tax credits that help hold down coverage costs. The post Florida Obamacare Enrollment Sees Sharpest Drop in 12 Years appeared first on FlaglerLive.
The Epoch Times
How Expanded Obamacare Made Premiums Spiral, Americans Dependent
Congress responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by passing the American Rescue Plan Act in early 2021. This $1.9 trillion spending bill was intended to provide relief and spark an economic recovery. Among other provisions, the law expanded the availability of government-subsidized health care through the Obamacare Marketplace to help low- to middle-income people maintain health coverage until the economy normalized. The measure brought millions of m…
All Across the Country, the GOP Health Care Crisis is Pricing Americans Out of Their Health Insurance
Because of Republicans’ assault on affordable health care, costs are going up, less people are getting covered As open enrollment for most Affordable Care Act marketplaces closes today without the cost-saving tax credits being renewed because of Republican opposition, it’s leaving millions of “Americans with higher bills or less health insurance.” Take a look at what Americans are reading and the price shock they are facing as they struggle to …
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