New Mexico has seen the biggest increase in ACA enrollment from 2025 to 2026, while North Carolina has seen the largest decrease, according to KFF. The ranking below uses preliminary CMS data comparing similar periods during the 2025 and 2026…
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The ACA open enrollment period for 2026 ended Jan. 15, as a tumultuous battle over enhanced subsidies continues. The possible return of subsidies may no longer mean much for this year. Here are six things to know about how the…
ACA marketplace enrollment is declining nationally and Congress is struggling to extend the expired subsidies. Five updates on enhanced ACA subsidies: 1. President Donald Trump said Jan. 11 he might veto a bill to extend the subsidies, Bloomberg reported. The…
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., introduced a bill aimed at starting a federal public health insurance option on the ACA marketplace. The Affordable Consumer Health Options and Insurance Competition Enhancement Act…
ACA open enrollment generally runs until Jan. 15, but Illinois, Connecticut and Pennsylvania are giving their residents more time to choose coverage. While the future of enhanced premium tax credits is still up in the air, the subsidies expired at…
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Pennsylvania’s ACA marketplace, Pennie, is shedding roughly 1,000 members each day as premium costs jump following the expiration of enhanced subsidies, the Pennsylvania Capital-Star reported Jan. 8. Pennie has lost at least 70,000 enrollees since November. Current enrollment sits between…
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association commended the House of Representatives’ vote to extend enhanced ACA tax credits in a Jan. 9 statement shared with Becker’s. A spokesperson said the credits are “the most straightforward and effective step Congress can…
Massachusetts will invest an additional $250 million to help residents pay for premium increases after ACA enhanced subsidies expired at the end of 2025. The investment brings the state’s total commitment to its ConnectorCare program to $600 million, the largest…
A Florida insurance brokerage executive will serve nearly three years in prison for participating in a $133 million ACA fraud scheme, the Palm Beach Post reported Jan. 8. Dafud Iza, 54, of Florida, previously served as executive vice president at…
About 20% of Nevadans who actively selected a health plan through the state’s marketplace, Nevada Health Link, picked a new public option, Nevada Health Authority Director Stacie Weeks told lawmakers Jan. 6. In 2025, Nevada secured federal approval for its…