{"id":9651,"date":"2026-02-06T13:49:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T14:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.retinaconsultant.com\/?p=9651"},"modified":"2026-02-06T14:50:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T14:50:02","slug":"aca-enrollment-plummeted-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.retinaconsultant.com\/?p=9651","title":{"rendered":"ACA enrollment plummeted in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/news\/primary-care\/20260206\/aca-enrollment-plummets-with-enhanced-premium-tax-credit-expiration\"  style=\"font-weight: 600;letter-spacing: 0.4pt;text-decoration: underline;\">Click here<\/a> <\/strong>to view the original post by<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/news\/ophthalmology\"  style=\"font-weight: 600;letter-spacing: 0.4pt;text-decoration: underline;\">Healio Ophthalmology<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\">In addition to our own original articles, the <a href=\"\/\">Retina Consultant<\/a> team expertly curates relevant news and research from leading publications.to provide our readers with a comprehensive view of the retina &amp; <\/span><span class=\"s1\">ophthalmology landscape,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Full credit <\/span><span class=\"s1\">belongs to the original authors and publication.\u00a0 <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\">By clicking the link above, you will be leaving our site to view an article from its original source.<\/span><\/em><!-- wp:separator {\"className\":\"is-style-wide\",\"style\":{\"color\":{\"background\":\"#eaeaea\"}}} --><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color: #eaeaea; color: #eaeaea;\" \/>\n<p><strong>Sharpen your perspective. 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In 2026, there are 22,973,219 \u2014 a drop of 1,193,272.<br \/>Shari M. Erickson, MPH, ACP\u2019s chief advocacy officer and senior vice president of Governmental Affairs and Public Policy, told Healio the \u201cdramatic reversal we are seeing in the enrollment trend this year is a tragedy for many patients.\u201d<br \/>\u201cPatients<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enrollment in the Affordable Care Act\u2019s marketplace dropped by more than 1 million users in the face of stalled federal resolutions to skyrocketing health care costs in the United States.According to CMS, in 2025, 24,166,491 people enrolled in the ACA\u2019s marketplace. 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