Since Congress Let Obamacare Subsidies Expire, Millions Are Dropping Coverage
u/TonyLiberty ·
Reddit — r/FluentInFinance
· May 01, 2026 at 20:50
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The post reports that millions of Americans are dropping Obamacare coverage after Congress let subsidies expire.
The author argues this reduces access to care and shifts costs to hospitals/ERs, effectively "killing" Obamacare.
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Millions of Americans appear to be dropping Obamacare coverage in the months since Congress failed to extend the generous subsidies that had become a defining feature of the Affordable Care Act.
[https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/business/obamacare-enrollment-decline.html?unlocked\_article\_code=1.fFA.VFzj.cOxz4J3e7zzb&smid=nytcore-ios-share](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/business/obamacare-enrollment-decline.html?unlocked_article_code=1.fFA.VFzj.cOxz4J3e7zzb&smid=nytcore-ios-share)
This will reduce access to care. Hospitals and ERs will still treat emergent conditions, but the bill will be socialized. The Republicans have finally caught the car and killed Obamacare.