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After the enhanced tax credits ended, many Marketplace shoppers shifted toward lower-premium, higher-deductible plans, according to a new KFF analysis. The average ACA deductible grew by about $1,000 per person in 2026. Marketplace enrollment could fall from 22.3 million in 2025 to about 17.5 million in 2026.
KFF’s interactive Medicaid work requirements tracker includes new county-level unemployment data by state, showing which counties meet the high unemployment thresholds and how many expansion enrollees in those counties may be exempt from work requirements.
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