US Edition9% of ACA enrollees go uninsured after enhanced subsidies expire, poll finds
About 9% of ACA Marketplace enrollees dropped coverage after enhanced premium tax credits expired, while 55% cut spending on essentials to afford higher health care costs, KFF found.
- A new KFF survey of 1,117 ACA enrollees shows 9% are now uninsured, following the lapse of enhanced subsidies, based on the Feb. 12–March 2, 2026 survey.
- The Dec. 31, 2025 expiration of enhanced premium tax credits left about 22 million ACA enrollees without the subsidies, as Congress did not extend them amid political deadlock.
- Most returning ACA marketplace enrollees re-enrolled for 2026, with many downgrading to bronze plans as premiums doubled and 55% cut basic household spending.
- Some enrollees switched to non-ACA plans or risked dropping coverage, with about 22% obtaining employer-based coverage, Medicare, Medicaid or non-ACA plans and about 17% risking premium payment loss throughout the year.
- CBO projections show long-term coverage effects, with the lapse of subsidies potentially causing enrollment to fall to 12.5 million by 2028, impacting political dynamics in November. Lopes warned 'We know how close some of these elections could be,' emphasizing the role of coverage changes.
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Survey shows more people struggling to afford ACA insurance
Rising health insurance costs are pushing some Americans to drop their coverage, a new survey finds. About 1 in 10 people who had Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans last year are now uninsured, according to a report from the health policy group KFF.
KFF Poll: Rising ACA Costs Force Americans to Cut Spending, Drop Coverage
According to a new KFF follow-up survey released Thursday, millions of Americans who buy health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace are facing sharply higher costs in 2026 after enhanced premium tax credits expired at the end of 2025.
Poll Shows What ACA Enrollees Are Cutting Back on to Afford Healthcare
(MedPage Today) -- Lately, Priscilla Brown has had to choose between properly managing her type 2 diabetes and affording other necessities, like gas in her car. Some days, she takes half or a third of her prescribed insulin dose -- just to stretch...
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What Americans are giving up to afford ACA health insurance, according to a new poll
NEW YORK (AP) — Lately, Priscilla Brown has had to choose between properly managing her Type 2 diabetes and affording other necessities, like gas in her car.
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