Federal subsidies for health insurance total $33.6 trillion over the 2026–2036 period in CBO and JCT’s projections. Those estimated subsidies grow from 7.4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2...

Enrollment in the Affordable Care Act marketplaces shrank in nearly every state after premium tax credit enhancements expired.

In the wake of their actions that have worsened health care affordability, President Trump and some in Congress have pushed expanding health savings accounts (HSAs). The problem is HSAs are not the an...

In the wake of their actions that have worsened health care affordability, President Trump and some in Congress have pushed expanding health savings accounts (HSAs). The problem is HSAs are not the an...

A new Affordable Care Act marketplace rule finalized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services adds to the burdens of millions of people in the United States who are already struggling to afford...

Eliminating the APTC repayment caps is expected not only to reduce marketplace enrollment over time but also to raise premium costs for those who remain enrolled.

In the wake of their actions that have worsened health care affordability, President Trump and Republicans in Congress have pushed to expand health savings accounts (HSAs). But this doubles down on an...

A new report from Wakely Consulting Group, an HMA Company, models changes to the 2026 ACA market enrollment due to the loss of federal subsidies. Findings

New open enrollment data for 2026 show that people are paying much more for marketplace coverage following the expiration of premium tax credit (PTC) enhancements, even as they shift into lower-premiu...

In the wake of their actions that have worsened health care affordability, President Trump and Republicans in Congress have pushed to expand health savings accounts (HSAs). But this doubles down on an...

February 09, 2026: A new proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to make broad changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces would reduce marketplace enrollment...

Annual premium increase, 60-year-old couple with income of $85,000 (401% FPL), by congressional district, 119th Congress Note: FPL = federal poverty level. Examples are based on 2026 average...

The health bill House Republicans are preparing to bring to the floor this week not only fails to prevent imminent premium spikes for more than 20 million people in marketplace plans, but would raise....

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Two key Republican chairmen circulated the plan as the GOP struggles to unite around health policies.

Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot

Without congressional action, PTC enhancements will expire at the end of 2025. This will cause millions —many of these lowest-income enrollees especially — to become uninsured, or to face impossible c...

Republicans, who had been unified on the need to reopen the government, seemed less united Wednesday on the next step — how to address the upcoming health care subsidy cliff.

Amid the urgent debate over whether Congress will act to prevent cost increases for millions of people in 2026 marketplace plans, some Republicans are promoting expansions of health savings accounts.....

Amid the urgent debate over whether Congress will act to prevent cost increases for millions of people in 2026 marketplace plans, some Republicans are promoting expansions of health savings accounts.....

Republican inaction on premium tax credits will cause health insurance costs to soar for more than 20 million people.

Everyone should be able to get the health care they need to thrive, and for that to happen, it must be affordable, high quality, and easily accessible for all. Premium tax credit (PTC) enhancements...

Recent policy changes, most notably enhancements to premium tax credits to reduce enrollees’ health insurance premiums, have driven record-breaking enrollment gains and delivered reduced costs, simpli...

Recent policy changes, most notably enhancements to premium tax credits to reduce enrollees’ health insurance premiums, have driven record-breaking enrollment gains and delivered reduced costs, simpli...

The Trump administration's elimination of the PMF program will have negative long-term consequences for an entire generation of policymakers.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule that will make Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage less affordable for enrollees, create new barriers to enrolling in and...