Obamacare enrollment dips in Bay Area after extra subsidy expires

Enrollment in Obamacare is slowing down in California after Republicans in Congress opted not to extend a policy that beefed up financial assistance for patients, a move that led to the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history.

About 175,000 people statewide have newly enrolled in Covered California, the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace, so far for 2026. That’s a 31% decrease from this time last year, data shows. Health experts expect bigger declines in the coming months...