Record 171,000 Kansans enroll in the federally subsidized ACA health insurance marketplace
Expiration of tax credits lowering premium costs likely to slash enrollment in 2026
BY:
Kansas Reflector
The nonprofit, nonpartisan
Twenty-two of
Enrollment growth was documented in southeast
"We just try to meet people where they're at," said
Enrollment in the
Nine in 10, or 93.3%, of marketplace enrollees in
Enhanced financial assistance through the American Rescue Plan and the Inflation Reduction Act was extended through the 2025 plan year, but those tax credits weren't made permanent. Without renewal of those special subsidies, enrollment in the
She said outreach efforts including inserting marketplace information in utility bills sent to 77,000 residents of
"We worked with the
KHI reported 201,000 Kansans applied for a marketplace health plan in the 2024 benefit year and 192,000 were declared eligible. In the end, 171,376 completed the enrollment process by selecting a plan or were automatically re-enrolled in a plan. One of four
Here is the age breakdown of
The federal
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