Eroding ACA enrollment portends higher insurance rates

By: Julie Appleby, KFF Health News

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: May 20, 2026

Words: 1,608

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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This article first appeared on KFF Health News.

Enrollment in the Affordable Care Act continues to erode as some customers struggle to make premium payments, with the declining numbers churning market uncertainty for insurers. In response, insurers are likely to raise rates again next year, following this year’s larger-than-typical hikes.

Sign-ups were already down in January by about 1.2 million from last year’s record enrollment. For this year, enrollees then faced …

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