69,000 drop NJ marketplace health plans after enrolling

Nearly 14% of enrollees dropped marketplace health plans since open enrollment closed on Jan. 31, and others downgraded coverage.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: April 21, 2026

Words: 448

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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Nearly 69,000 New Jerseyans dropped health insurance plans since obtaining them on the state marketplace in January in a flight driven by the expiration of federal subsidies that allowed many to obtain coverage for low prices, state regulators announced Tuesday.

Since open enrollment on Get Covered New Jersey, the state’s marketplace, closed on Jan. 31, 68,830 enrollees who initially obtained exchange-traded health plans for 2026 have dropped their coverage, a 14% decline, and many of …

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