Enhanced Obamacare subsidies used by more than 20 million Americans expired Thursday, driving up monthly insurance premiums for millions of households.

Key Takeaways Obamacare premiums have skyrocketed in 2026, prompting people to consider health insurance alternatives as the Jan. 15 end date for open enrollment approaches.Alternatives such as non-compliant private plans,

U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie joined with 17 other Republicans who broke with their party, siding with Democrats on a vote to extend government subsidies for Affordable Care Act marketplace insurance

After months of fighting and countless proposals for a bipartisan compromise, the expiration date for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax subsidies has arrived, with millions of

States are scrambling to limit health insurance premium hikes as Obamacare subsidies are about to expire, with millions facing higher healthcare costs.

As enhanced subsidies expire, many Americans covered under the Affordable Care Act are having trouble paying for insurance.

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, millions of Americans buying health insurance through Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces have relied on enhanced subsidies to make their coverage more affordable. These tax credits,

President Barack Obama signed The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, in 2010 without a single Republican vote in the House or the Senate.

Brian Blase, president of the free-market think-tank Paragon Health Institute, published a report on Tuesday outlining why he suspects that heavily subsidized Obamacare zero-dollar premium plans, coupled with automatic reenrollment, create a perfect storm for fraud, keeping enrollment artificially high.

Affordable Care Act subsidies that helped middle-income families afford health insurance during the pandemic expired at the end of 2025, leaving some in Bexar County with looming premium increases of more than 300%.