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How Has ACA Marketplace Enrollment Changed Across States in 2026?

ACA Marketplace enrollment fell this year in every state except New Mexico, which was the only state to fully replace the enhanced premium tax credits that expired last year with a state-funded subsidy, according to a new KFF analysis of effectuated enrollment data. The Marketplace enrollment decline—the first in seven years—follows several years of rapid enrollment growth and coincides with the end of the enhanced federal subsidies.

How Much and Why ACA Marketplace Premiums Are Going Up in 2027

ACA Marketplaces insurers are proposing a median premium increase of 15% in 2027, according to KFF’s updated analysis of 276 insurers with publicly available filings across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This is the second consecutive year of double-digit premium hikes. Last year’s median nationwide proposed rate change was 18%, and the median finalized rate change was 20%. While this proposed rate change is lower than last year, it represents the second-highest requested rate change since 2018, as premium growth had been relatively flat in this market for several years.

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Did the Affordable Care Act Make Health Care More Affordable?

The expiration of the ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits at the start of 2026, combined with rising insurer premiums, put a spotlight on health care affordability that extends beyond Marketplace enrollees. KFF’s Cynthia Cox examines the ACA’s record and the broader underlying question it raises: what’s a fair price for Americans people to pay for health care?

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  • Findings from the Field: Enrollment and Consumer Assistance in Four States in Year Three of the ACA

    Issue Brief

    Based on case studies and focus groups, this brief reviews experiences with Medicaid and Marketplace enrollment, renewal, and consumer assistance in Colorado, Connecticut, Kentucky, and Washington as of Spring 2016. These states implemented the Medicaid expansion and established a state-based Marketplace (SBM) in 2014. This brief builds on previous reports that examined states’ preparation for implementation prior to the initial ACA open enrollment period and their experiences after completion of the first and second open…

  • Me notificaron que no era elegible para Medicaid, pero creo que esta decisión es un error. ¿Con quién debo comunicarme con respecto a este problema?

    FAQs

    Puede apelar si cree que su decisión de elegibilidad fue equivocada. La información sobre los derechos de apelación y audiencia imparcial, y cómo presentar una apelación, debe incluirse en el aviso que recibió informándole que su cobertura de Medicaid había terminado. Si esa información no era clara o no estaba incluida en el aviso, comuníquese con la agencia estatal de Medicaid para preguntar sobre los pasos necesarios para presentar una apelación.

  • Si no he declarado impuestos el año anterior, ¿cómo determinará el mercado de seguros de salud mis ingresos?

    FAQs

    Si un solicitante no presentó impuestos en un año anterior, el mercado de seguros de salud verificará los ingresos mediante el uso de datos salariales electrónicos. Si la información no se puede verificar electrónicamente, se le puede pedir al solicitante que presente documentación impresa adicional dentro de los 90 días, como recibos de pago, un contrato de trabajo u otra verificación de ingresos. A partir del próximo año, si no ha presentado impuestos federales sobre…

  • Tuve seguro médico el año pasado a través de un plan del mercado de seguros de salud y también recibí créditos fiscales anticipados para reducir mi prima mensual. Dado que el mercado ya determinó que yo...

    FAQs

    Sí. Debe presentar una declaración de impuestos federal para cualquier año en el que haya recibido un crédito fiscal para la prima. Cuando presente la declaración, tendrá que calcular para cuánto crédito fiscal era realmente elegible ese año. La determinación del mercado de seguros de salud que recibió el año pasado se basó en su estimación de buena fe de cuál sería su ingreso anual. Cuando presente su declaración de impuestos, informará sus ingresos reales.…

  • 2025 Health Insurance Marketplace Calculator

    Feature

    The Health Insurance Marketplace Calculator, updated with 2025 premium data, provides estimates of health insurance premiums and subsidies for people purchasing insurance on their own in health insurance exchanges (or “Marketplaces”) created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

  • 10 Million Have Been Disenrolled from Medicaid; Some Could Find Themselves Eligible for Marketplace Subsidies

    News Release

    More than 10 million people have been disenrolled from Medicaid, based on data available from 50 states and the District of Columbia as of November 1, 2023. Disenrollment rates range from 65% in Texas to 10% in Illinois, according to KFF’s ongoing tracking. Differences in state renewal policies and system capacity likely explain some of this variation. Some disenrolled individuals are regaining Medicaid coverage. As a result, overall declines in Medicaid enrollment will be less…

  • Florida’s Plan to Import Prescription Drugs from Canada, the First of its Kind, May Face Obstacles that Could Delay Implementation and Savings

    News Release

    A new KFF policy watch explains some of the hurdles the state of Florida still must clear before it can implement its novel plan to make some prescription drugs more affordable by importing them from Canada. Florida’s plan represents the first time the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted authority for a state to safely import prescription drugs from another country. However, the state must take some additional steps to move forward with the…

  • 3 Charts: Medicare Drug Price Negotiations

    News Release

    Under the Inflation Reduction Act, the federal government for the first time will negotiate directly with drug companies to determine the prices that Medicare will pay for certain high expenditure drugs covered under Medicare Part D (starting in 2026) and Part B (starting in 2028). Part D covers retail prescription drugs and Part B covers physician-administered medications. This new requirement is the culmination of years of debate among lawmakers in Congress, and the Centers for…