Millions dropped ObamaCare plans after subsidies ended
Federal data show premiums surged and unpaid bills after subsidy expirations, with KFF projecting enrollment could fall to 17.5 million.
- About 3 million fewer people in the United States had Affordable Care Act health insurance plans in February compared with last year, representing a 13% decline from 22.1 million to 19.2 million.
- The Department of Health and Human Services suggested the decline resulted from a federal crackdown on "phantom" enrollment, while millions faced double or triple-digit increases in their premium payments.
- Affordable Care Act subsidies that expired this year were central to a bitter fight in Congress last fall, vital for gig workers, farmers, and others lacking employer coverage.
- Cynthia Cox, a vice president at the healthcare research nonprofit KFF, stated that "real people lost their health insurance coverage," and KFF expects enrollment to decline to about 17.5 million.
- Sharp cost increases across health insurance programs coincide with upcoming elections in November, where voters cite affordability as a top concern driving political debate.
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New York., About 3 million Americans lost their Obamacare coverage – health insurance under the Low-Price Health Care (ACA) law – after they overcame subsidies and increased costs.
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