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…
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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…
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul blamed a 38% average spike in health insurance premiums for state residents on the Dec. 31 expiration of ACA enhanced premium tax credits. The average monthly increase for a New York couple is $228. Out…
New Mexico’s health insurance marketplace has reached record enrollment, despite the expiration of enhanced federal subsidies at the end of 2025, the Albuquerque Journal reported. More than 80,400 people have enrolled for medical or dental coverage through BeWell, the state’s…
Health insurance marketplace Access Health CT is extending its enrollment window until Jan. 31 for coverage that starts in February, according to an update on its website. The open enrollment period for qualified health plans and stand-alone dental plans began…
Enhanced ACA premium tax credits expired Dec. 31, with congressional efforts to extend them stalled and no resolution in sight. The enhanced subsidies, introduced under the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act, increased subsidy amounts and expanded marketplace eligibility to households…