Enhanced tax credits that have helped Americans offset the cost of Affordable Care Act health insurance for the last four years have expired.

Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority of Affordable Care Act enrollees expired overnight as 2026 arrived, cementing higher health costs for millions of Americans at the start of the new year.

FILE - Pages from the U.S. Affordable Care Act health insurance website healthcare.gov are seen on a computer screen in New York, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File) FILE - Pages from the U.S. Affordable Care Act health insurance website ...

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Americans facing skyrocketing Obamacare health insurance premiums could still get a break from expanded government subsidies in 2026 through retroactive legislation and possibly a special enrollment period, investors ...

Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority of Affordable Care Act enrollees expired Thursday, cementing higher health costs for millions of Americans at the start of the new year. In the end, no one’s ...

The reemergence of the debate over the now-expired Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits has thrust the issue to the forefront. And along with it, the deeply misleading framing that millions of Americans have lost or are losing coverage because of the loss of government subsidies. A reality check is in order.