Reuters · October 14, 2026
KFF: Affordable Care Act Enrollment Fell to 20.5 Million in June
- Affordable Care Act enrollment fell 18% to 20.5 million members in June, according to health policy research firm KFF, as reported by Reuters.
- Enrollment was 25.2 million in the year-earlier period, KFF said.
- A previous KFF study found enrollment declined 12% year-over-year in February, according to the report.
- U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said at a Wednesday press briefing that about 20 million people currently rely on the Affordable Care Act plans, according to the report.
- In a KFF March survey, 17% of members enrolled in the plans said they are not confident they can pay premiums through the year, according to the report.
- KFF said its study analyzed insurer marketplace enrollment reported in regulatory filings.
Enrollment figures and survey results via KFF, as reported by Reuters; the Health and Human Services Secretary's statement at a Wednesday press briefing is included above. This card is based on the accessible portion of the article only. Original headline: "Obamacare enrollment fell to 20.5 million people as of June, KFF says".
Removed: superlative framing of the decline and descriptions of enrollees' cost pressures beyond the documented survey result and reported premium figures.
