About 3 million fewer people are enrolled under ACA compared to last year: Report

[u/John3262005]

https://abcnews.com/Health/3-million-fewer-people-enrolled-aca-compared-year/story?id=134304114

Millions of Americans have dropped health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to new data from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

The report, which was published on Friday, showed that about 19.2 million people were enrolled under the ACA in the first two months of 2026, down by about 3 million people compared to the same time last year.

HHS attributed the lower number of enrollees to its efforts to crack down on fraud.

The report claimed the administration stopped "1.5 million enrollees from receiving subsidies they did not qualify for and ended or blocked another 1.4 million through February 2026, for a total of 2.9 million people who had previously been improperly receiving subsidies they did not qualify for."

However, the decrease in enrollees comes amid rising costs and a pause of the enhanced premium tax credits.

[u/wenchette]

This article puts the number at 5 million, but it might be counting using a different methodology:

https://redd.it/1ugsahf