Governor Healey Details Nation-Leading Plan to Protect Against President Trump's ACA Cost Hikes

Office of the Governor · January 8, 2026

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Governor Healy opened the briefing, named attendees including Lieutenant Governor Driscoll; Senate President Spilka; Representative/Chair John Law; Representatives Decker and Schwartz; Secretaries Kiami Mahania and Matt Gorkowitz; and Audrey Morse Gasteyer, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Health Connector.

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Governor Healy announced the Commonwealth will use the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund to backfill expired enhanced ACA premium tax credits for 2026, directing roughly $250,000,000 to help about 270,000 Connector Care enrollees for one year; officials urged Congress to restore the credits and answered questions about eligibility, fund sources, and related state concerns (including an erroneous payment investigation and ICE flights at Hanscom Airport).

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