ACA marketplace enrollment drops by 5 million as premium costs surge
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Selena Simmons-Duffin
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New data reveals that 5 million fewer people are enrolled in ACA marketplace plans for 2026 compared to last year's record high. The drop includes over 1 million fewer plan selections and 4 million people who disenrolled or failed to pay premiums. Trump administration officials attribute the decline to fraud, while health policy experts point to skyrocketing costs driven by the expiration of enhanced subsidies under the current administration.
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· 3 pulledFar more people than previously known have dropped Affordable Care Act health insurance for 2026, according to data released Friday.
Five million fewer people are currently enrolled in ACA marketplace plans compared to the record high reached last year.
Trump officials blame fraud. Health policy experts blame costs.
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