Obamacare Meltdown? Sharp ACA Enrollment Drop Expected As Pandemic-Era Subsidies End

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Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace enrollment could fall sharply in 2026 after enhanced federal premium subsidies expired at the end of last year, according to a report published Tuesday by health ...

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