Reuters · October 14, 2026

Health Secretary Says Subsidy Payments Will Be Halted for 189,000 Affordable Care Act Enrollees

• U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Wednesday that the federal government will halt subsidy payments for 189,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees, according to the report.
• The enrollees were identified as duplicate or improperly enrolled in other government-sponsored plans, or as deceased, according to the report.
• The action would prevent $738 million in payments this year, according to the report.

Figures and eligibility categories are as stated by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as reported by Reuters. No response from affected enrollees or insurers is documented in the source. This card is based on the accessible portion only. Original headline: "US government cuts subsidies for 189,000 Obamacare enrollees".