About 1.5 million people have dropped their Affordable Care Act marketplace health coverage, federal data shows. The decline comes as premium subsidies lapsed.

Without the enhanced tax credits that expired in 2025, average costs for 22 million Americans who get subsidized ACA insurance more than doubled.

About 1.5 million people have dropped their Affordable Care Act marketplace health coverage, federal data shows. The decline comes as premium subsidies lapsed.

The end of temporary subsidies for Affordable Care Act health insurance policies is causing many to lower or end their coverage amid open enrollment.