Forbes December 23, 2025
More than 15 million Americans have signed up for 2026 individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, but enrollment lags last year’s pace in new sign-ups, according to figures released by Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
“More than 15.6 million Americans have enrolled in a plan on the federally run exchanges so far — compared to roughly 16 million Americans last year,” Oz said on an X post.
Oz blamed the drop in enrollment on new fraud protections that the Trump administration has implemented.
“Notably, this small drop follows several important CMS actions over the past year to combat fraudulent and improper enrollments, which have already removed more than...
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