Obamacare Sign-Ups Drop, but the Extent Won't Be Clear for Months

Obamacare sign-ups drop, but the extent won't be clear for months

Experts say Affordable Care Act sign-up data won't be clear until people who were enrolled have paid — or not — their new, often much higher, premiums.

Obamacare Sign-Ups Drop, but the Extent Won’t Be Clear for Months

More Americans than expected enrolled in Affordable Care Act health insurance plans for this year, after premium subsidies were dramatically cut — but it remains to be seen whether they’ll keep the coverage as their costs mount. It’s all part of a drama that roiled the ACA’s 2026 open enrollment period. Congressional debate over whether to extend more generous subsidies made available under the Biden administration led to the longest-ever govern…