(Credit for Photo: Photo of the Pennie Logo Provided with Release Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Insurance Department)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) More than 145,000 Pennsylvanians have dropped Affordable Care Act coverage in recent months after premiums increased sharply, marking a steady decline in enrollment that state officials say could continue into 2026.

About 60,000 of those residents have left the state’s health insurance marketplace, known as Pennie, since the close of open enrollment on January 31, according to state data through April.

Pennie officials said the decline was expected after Congress declined to extend federal tax credits that had reduced monthly premium costs for many enrollees.

The expiration of those credits caused premiums to more than double on average, with even steeper increases in some parts of the state.

State estimates suggest as many as 150,000 Pennsylvanians could ultimately lose health coverage as a result of the changes.