Affordable Care Act

Enhanced Premium tax credits

KFF Health News: Congressional Stalemate Creates Chaos for Obamacare Shoppers

8 Things to Watch for 2026 ACA Open Enrollment

The ACA Marketplace Open Enrollment season begins November 1, and with it comes looming changes to the enhanced premium tax credits, increases in out-of-pocket premiums, and changes to Marketplace enrollment and eligibility rules.

Quick Take: ACA Insurers Are Raising Premiums by an Estimated 26%, but Most Enrollees Could See Sharper Increases in What They Pay

ACA Premium Payments Would More than Double on Average If Enhanced Tax Credits Expire

Calculator: ACA Enhanced Premium Tax Credit

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Jun 10, 2025

The Biggest Rollback in Federal Support for Health Coverage Ever

Larry Levitt

Republicans are not talking about repealing and replacing the ACA anymore, and the budget reconciliation bill doesn't do that, at least not directly. However, the bill would restrict health insurance for many people who have been helped by the ACA, and it would be the biggest rollback in federal support for health coverage ever. ... more
Jun 10, 2025

An Additional 8.2 Million People are Expected to Be Uninsured from Changes in the ACA Marketplaces

Jared Ortaliza

ACA Marketplace changes are technical and numerous but consequential. While more attention has been focused on cuts to Medicaid, upcoming changes to the ACA Marketplaces could lead to just as many people losing health insurance coverage. ... more
May 23, 2025

Last-minute House Reconciliation Provision Would Set Up Clash with States over Marketplace Abortion Coverage

Laurie Sobel

Insurers in 12 states that require abortion coverage would not be able to access federal funding for reduced cost-sharing under the House provision. How this would get resolved, and what would happen to abortion coverage for low-income ACA enrollees in these states, is unclear. ... more