Changes to Medicaid and HealthCare.gov

Changes from the 2025 CMS Final Rule and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) are coming that may affect you and your family’s health coverage through Medicaid and healthcare.gov.

DACA recipients will no longer be eligible for healthcare.gov coverage, changes are coming to immigrant eligibility for health coverage and affordability programs, the low-income special enrollment period will no longer be available, the automatic re-enrollment process will be new for 2026 plans, and the open enrollment period for 2027 will be shorter. See the graphic(s) below for a full timeline of changes.