Bay Staters who receive insurance coverage through the Massachusetts Health Connector are learning how much their premiums will rise in 2026 if Congress does not extend subsidies that are at the crux of talks over reopening the federal government.
Open enrollment kicks off at the state health insurance marketplace on Nov. 1, and tens of thousands of residents could lose access to some or all of their subsidies. Enhanced premium tax credits are slated to expire at the end of the year under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, while other health care coverage disruptions are expected from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
U.S. Senate Democrats this month have rejected stopgap spending measures to reopen the government — which shut down Oct. 1 — as they look to preserve the enhanced premium tax credits that launched during the COVID-19 pandemic…