Where Obamacare enrollment is plummeting
Summary
Since federal subsidies for Obamacare ended, many states have seen large drops in health insurance enrollment. States like Ohio, Oklahoma, and Arizona lost about a third or more of their coverage, contributing to a national decrease of about 3 million people.Key Facts
- Ohio and Oklahoma lost nearly one-third of their Obamacare enrollees since last year.
- Other states, including Arizona, South Carolina, Minnesota, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, and Louisiana, also saw enrollment decline by over 25%.
- Nationally, Obamacare enrollment dropped by roughly 13%, equal to about 3 million fewer people.
- The Department of Health and Human Services reported some drop was due to improper or fake signups called "phantom enrollees."
- Experts say many people stopped paying premiums after enhanced pandemic-era subsidies ended.
- These extra subsidies, passed in 2021, helped many states that did not expand Medicaid, particularly red states.
- The end of subsidies is causing coverage losses across both Republican (red) and Democratic (blue) states.
- The political response, especially from Republican candidates in the upcoming midterm elections, is still uncertain.
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