Ohio’s already seen the biggest ACA drop. Premiums are about to go up by another 15%.

By: Marty Schladen

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: August 31, 2026

Words: 648

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Ohio has seen the biggest enrollment drop of any state since congressional Republicans allowed subsidies for insurance in Affordable Care Act marketplaces to expire, nearly by a third of the half-million Ohioans who bought insurance there dropped it.

Now, faced with a smaller, sicker clientele, the 11 insurers remaining in Ohio’s marketplace are proposing to increase premiums on average by 14.7% for 2027, according to an analysis by the Center for American Progress.

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