The Trump administration’s announcement earlier today around Affordable Care Act enrollees does not currently affect Washington state. The focus of this effort involves enrollees who are part of the federal marketplace, rather than state-based marketplaces like Washington Health Benefit Exchange.
Strong program integrity has been and remains a goal of the Exchange; where ongoing public trust and the responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars are part of our success. We take these efforts very seriously and continue to act quickly if any issues arise. There is no evidence that there are issues with brokers or enrollees in Washington state, as highlighted in the federal marketplace. The Exchange has proven processes in place to identify broker conduct issues and continually seeks to strengthen safeguards around broker access and consumer authorization, effectively reducing risk for Washington consumers.
Colorado Health Insurance Shoppers Get an Early Look at 2027 Plans and Prices
Connect for Health Colorado’s Estimate & Explore tool is now available with new plan year information; customers can begin enrolling on Nov. 1.
COLORADO – Colorado’s official health insurance marketplace is giving customers an early look at 2027 health insurance plans, offering more time for people to compare coverage and costs before the annual open enrollment period begins.
Connect for Health Colorado’s Estimate & Explore tool offers personalized recommendations and side-by-side plan comparisons to help customers understand their coverage options. Customers can preview and compare 2027 plans now so they are prepared when open enrollment begins on Nov. 1.
COMPARE 2027 HEALTH PLANS AND PRICES ON MARYLANDHEALTHCONNECTION.GOV
Marylanders can now preview 2027 health plans and prices on MarylandHealthConnection.gov, the state’s official health insurance marketplace where Marylanders can shop and enroll in health insurance, as well as determine eligibility for Medicaid and other assistance programs. Use the Get an Estimate tool to compare health plans and savings.
Maryland Health Insurance Open Enrollment for 2027
Maryland’s 2027 health insurance open enrollment period runs from Nov. 1, 2026 through Jan. 15, 2027. During open enrollment, Marylanders can sign up for a plan from well-known insurance carriers like CareFirst, Kaiser Permanente, UnitedHealthcare, and Wellpoint Maryland, Inc. Vision and dental plans also are available.
Whoa. This is a very big deal here in the Wolverine State for a lot of reasons, both economic and political. Via the Detroit Free Press:
For years, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan operated an illegal monopoly, violating state and federal antitrust and consumer protection laws to drive up health insurance premiums while limiting reimbursements to medical providers and making it more difficult for Michiganders to access quality health care, state Attorney General Dana Nessel alleges in a new, landmark lawsuit.
Calling it "arguably the most consequential antitrust case ever filed by a state against a health insurance company," Nessel sued Michigan's largest insurer Thursday, Oct. 8, in U.S. District Court in Detroit.
All of the enrollment data was based on official reports via the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) through May 2026 for Medicare, Medicaid & CHIP and through February 2026 for ACA exchange coverage. I included estimated ACA enrollment data for March, April & May 2026 by extrapolating the limited hard data I did have for about a dozen or so states out nationally, including both a lower- and upper-bound range.
My conclusion at the time was that from January 2025 through May 2026...
About a month ago, Donald Trump announced another one of his shameless voter-bribe attempts in a desperate attempt to salvage what's expected to be a disastrous midterm election for Congressional Republicans:
RETURNING BIDEN OVERCHARGES TO WORKING FAMILIES: Today, President Donald J. Trump announced that the federal government will return to the American people hundreds of millions in Obamacare overcharges, collected by the Biden Administration, by issuing refunds of $500 per person to nearly 1 million Americans in 30 states. Today’s actions directly refund the Americans most exposed to the higher costs imposed by the Biden Administration’s gross mismanagement of Obamacare.
Thirteen years ago, during the very first ACA Open Enrollment Period, Oregon was one of 15 states which attempted to operate their own fully state-based marketplace SBM) under the new law, calling it "Cover Oregon."
Cover Oregon poised to switch to federal insurance exchange
Alex Pettit, the state's top information-technology official, recommended Cover Oregon move to the federal exchange at an advisory committee meeting Thursday.
Oregon should pull the plug on the beleaguered Cover Oregon health insurance exchange and switch to the federal exchange, a technological advisory committee recommended Thursday.
The move is considered almost certain to be adopted by the Cover Oregon board, which meets Friday.
About 200,000 Virginians will be eligible to tap into new state funding meant to offset costs for insurance through the state’s Affordable Care Act exchange, starting in November.
This means that participants could save about 70% on their monthly premium, after state lawmakers and Gov. Abigail Spanberger approved $150 million dollars for it in the state budget late last month.
The move comes after federal funding shifts triggered by Congress’ failure to renew expiring ACA subsidies. Thousands of Virginians have dropped their coverage so far this year as premiums have shot up.
Virginia’s Health Benefit Exchange estimates that about 100,000 Virginians have lost their health coverage this year as a result of higher premiums, according to a new press release.
Connecticut residents can begin enrolling October 23
Access Health CT (AHCT), Connecticut’s official health insurance marketplace, today announced the 2027 Open Enrollment Period will run from Oct. 23 through Jan. 15. Open enrollment is the time for Connecticut residents to shop, compare, and enroll in or renew their health and dental insurance.
The date that customers enroll determines when coverage starts.If customers enroll on or before Dec. 15, 2026, coverage will start Jan. 1, 2027. If they enroll between Dec. 16, 2026 and Jan. 15, 2027, coverage will begin Feb. 1, 2027.
In recent years, open enrollment for AHCT has run from Nov. 1 through Jan. 15. New federal changes had required marketplaces to limit their Open Enrollment Periods to nine weeks and end by Dec. 31 but this is now subject to a lawsuit challenging the change.
