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ACA Enrollment Opens Amid Soaring Premiums and Staffing Boost

10/25/2025

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Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act begins on November 1, 2025, with a 30% premium increase nationwide.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will recall about 3,000 furloughed employees to support enrollment.
If enhanced premium tax credits expire, millions could face doubled premiums and be priced out.

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Story summary

Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act begins on November 1, 2025, with a 30% premium increase nationwide.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will recall about 3,000 furloughed employees to support enrollment.
If enhanced premium tax credits expire, millions could face doubled premiums and be priced out.