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phantom enrollment
Coverage of phantom enrollment in the Nexus archive.
- Millions drop Obamacare health coverage after subsidies expire and costs rise
Federal data shows a 13% drop in Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance enrollment, from 22.1 million in 2025 to 19.2 million this year, linked to expired subsidies and rising premiums. Analysts attribute the decline to unaffordable costs after subsidy expiration, with some predicting further enrollment losses.