Obamacare

KFF estimates a more than 20% decline, driven largely by the expiration of enhanced subsidies that made marketplace insurance affordable for millions.

In a report from the health policy nonprofit KFF, more than half of respondents also said they are cutting back on household expenses in order to afford their higher insurance premiums under the Affordable Care Act.

Republican-led states that declined to expand Medicaid brace for uninsured spike as marketplace subsidies expire.

But the subsidies that enabled a wave of new signups since the pandemic are only in place until 2025.

A shift to self-employment during the pandemic may partly be responsible for the enrollment surge in plans through the Affordable Care Act marketplace.

But ACA coverage is more affordable to many, thanks to extended government subsidies.

The Biden administration says nearly 3 million people signed up during the extended ACA enrollment period.

Free premiums and very low co-pays will kick in for people who received at least a week of benefits, regardless of income.

Lots of low- and middle-income folks who didn’t qualify for subsidies before will now.

Over the last four years, millions have dropped off the ACA.