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Massachusetts will tap Commonwealth Care Trust Fund to replace lapsed ACA premium tax credits for 2026
Summary
Governor Healy announced the state will provide about $250 million from the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund to replace expired enhanced premium tax credits for ConnectorCare enrollees in 2026, helping roughly 270,000 residents for one year and urging Congress to restore federal aid.
Governor Healy announced the Commonwealth will use the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund to replace federal enhanced premium tax credits that expired at the end of 2025, committing approximately $250,000,000 to preserve affordable coverage for ConnectorCare enrollees for the coming year.
The move, Healy said, will help an estimated 270,000 Massachusetts residents — including small business owners, seniors, individuals and families — remain insured through the ConnectorCare program. "We're gonna use this trust fund money to provide more financial support where the federal government has taken those subsidies away," she said.
Why it matters: Enhanced premium tax credits under the Affordable Care Act had been extended temporarily by the federal government in prior years. According to state officials, congressional and executive inaction left tens of millions of people nationwide…
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