Where Affordable Care Act insurance coverage has dropped most in WA

By: Jake Goldstein-Street

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: June 1, 2026

Words: 1,062

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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Washington’s rural counties saw the largest drops in insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act after the Republican-controlled Congress failed to extend subsidies that helped consumers afford the plans.

About 250,000 Washingtonians are enrolled this year through the Washington Health Benefit Exchange, down roughly 36,500 from 2025. That amounts to a nearly 13% reduction, the biggest falloff since the marketplace launched in 2013.

The decline isn’t as steep as had been feared.

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