On the heels of expired PTC enhancements that resulted in 1 million—and counting—fewer people enrolling in #ACA marketplace plans for 2026, CMS released a proposed rule for 2027 that would reduce marketplace enrollment by 2 million people in 2027 alone. @claireheyison.bsky.social explains:

#ACA marketplace plan selections are down by more than a million people as of late January, but coverage losses will almost certainly be higher. And the harm stemming from Congressional Republicans' failure to extend PTC enhancements goes much deeper than coverage loss. More in my blog post below.

The impacts of letting PTC enhancements expire go beyond coverage loss - higher premiums have led many to purchase less generous coverage, as @statesnewsroom.com reports. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/aca-...

New KFF poll results: Health care is a top affordability worry, and two-thirds of those surveyed say Congress did the wrong thing not extending the ACA marketplace premium tax credit enhancements. www.kff.org/public-opini...

Powerful words at #HAC2026 !

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Tapping retirement savings. Researching a move to a different country. Dropping health insurance altogether. These are the stories of Americans who are struggling to pay rising health care premiums after Obamacare subsidies expired.