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New KFF survey confirms everything I've been warning about for months.
1+ week, 2+ day ago (643+ words) For months now I've been warning that the initial data published about the 2026 ACA enrollment would likely massively underestimate just how ugly things were in terms of both effectuated enrollment as well as how comprehensive the coverage would be for…...
New Mexico wraps up 2026 Open Enrollment Period up 17% y/y thanks to backfilling ALL lost federal tax credits!
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (309+ words) Last night, the 2026 ACA Open Enrollment Period (OEP) concluded across most states, including New Mexico (there are 10 other states with later deadlines). Overall enrollment in the Land of Enchantment is up a whopping 17%! While this may sound surprising at first,…...
Maryland wraps up 2026 Open Enrollment Period up 3.4% y/y thanks to backfilling ~60% of lost federal tax credits (updated)
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (801+ words) The Maryland Health Benefit Exchange has'their own Open Enrollment dashboard which, while not providing nearly as much data as New Mexico's, at least breaks out the top-line data. With the 2026 Open Enrollment Period (OEP) now over in the Old Line…...
Exclusive: Full-price 2026 ACA premium rate hikes to average 23.4% (semi-final)
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (466+ words) IMPORTANT: See here for methodology & state-by-state analysis Every year, I spend months painstakingly tracking every insurance carrier rate filing (nearly 400 for 2025!) for the following year to determine just how much average insurance policy premiums on the individual market are projected…...
Wyoming: Mountain Health Co-Op pulling the plug for 2026 just weeks after filings go live
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (375+ words) It was just a couple of weeks ago that the official (if preliminary) 2026 ACA individual market rate filings for Wyoming insurance carriers went live on the federal rate review website. I published a writeup about these just 3 days ago; unlike…...