About 1.4 Million Fewer Americans May Now Have Health Insurance, Thanks to Spiking ACA Premiums
Enhanced ACA premium tax credits lapsed, causing 1.4 million fewer marketplace enrollees for 2026 and likely increasing the number of uninsured Americans.
Affordable Care Act health insurance enrollment drops as costs spike
ACA enrollment fell by about 800,000 this year as expiring enhanced tax credits and rising health costs push many consumers to delay, seek alternatives, or forgo coverage.