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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Niloy Chakrabarti

Affordable Care Act Coverage Crisis Worsens — 5 Million Americans Expected to Drop Insurance

Congress came close to a deal to extend ACA subsidies, but it collapsed. (Credit: Center for American Progress)

Around 5 million Americans who buy health insurance on Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces could drop their coverage this year amid considerably higher premiums after the enhanced premium tax credits for health plans bought on the ACA marketplaces expired at the end of 2025, according to health research organization KFF.

Congress came close to a deal to extend the additional federal money that helped keep premiums low, but the deal fell through.

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