2.6 million Americans lost health insurance in 2025 after ACA subsidies expired, leading to real health consequences

Interruptions in health insurance coverage can interfere with care and leave people with medical bills they can't pay. Pressmaster/iStock via Getty Images Plus Millions of Americans who buy their own health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces faced a stark choice this year: pay more than twice as much to keep the same plan or go without. Many did not keep their coverage. Federal data released on June 26, 2026, shows that marketplace enrollment fell from 21.8 million…