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ACA marketplace 2026: The silver loading mitigation

Gold plans priced below benchmark are available to about half of enrollees nationally

Nov 7 • 

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The Washington Post relays CMS spin on expiration of enhanced ACA subsidies

My last post delved into CMS’s spin on the expiring enhanced ACA subsidies — that is, the agency’s focus on a) the comparatively modest increase in…

Nov 3 • 

Andrew Sprung

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October 2025

Trump's CMS's battle cry: Let em eat bronze!

Bronze plans, garnished with HSAs

Oct 29 • 

Andrew Sprung

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Beyond the ARPA-enhanced subsidies, other new Obamacare realities

Even if the enhanced subsidies are renewed before Jan. 1, other factors may inhibit enrollment

Oct 22 • 

Andrew Sprung

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An extra slap: Trump's CMS reduced ACA subsidies by an extra 2.6%

That is, if the enhanced subsidies funded only through 2026 are allowed to expire

Oct 10 • 

Andrew Sprung

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*Way* worse than forecast: How did KFF's estimate of pending ACA premium increases rise from 75% to 114%?

Ravages of time -- and ravages of Trump's CMS

Oct 1 • 

Andrew Sprung

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A silver salve for the expiration of enhanced ACA marketplace subsidies

Mitigation, the game we have to play

Jul 31 • 

Andrew Sprung

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Blue-state AGs sue to void Trump administration orders barring millions of immigrants from "vital community programs"

Suit alleges orders are arbitrary and capricious, coercive, and unconstitutional

Jul 23 • 

Andrew Sprung

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The Trump admin's new assault on the few benefits available to non-qualified immigrants

For RFK Jr. and Pam Bondi, deterring "illegal immigration" trumps all other public policy goals

Jul 16 • 

Andrew Sprung

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