CVS Plans To Exit Obamacare In 2026, Impacting 1 Million Aetna Members

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : "The company decided to exit the individual exchange business where Aetna independently operates ACA plans for 2026," CVS said in a statement Thursday accompanying its first quarter earnings report regarding coverage its Aetna health insurance unit sells under the Affordable Care Act known as Obamacare.
59% : The company attributed the better performance in part due to "improved underlying performance in Medicare, including the impact of improved Medicare Advantage star ratings for the 2025 payment year.
55% : CVS Health plans to exit the individual health insurance business also known as Obamacare next year, leaving about 1 million Aetna members in 17 states looking for new coverage in 2026.
48% : Those Aetna health plan members will have to purchase new coverage on the ACA's exchanges this fall when insurers unveil their benefits for 2026. CVS' Aetna health insurance unit is not a big player in Obamacare like some its rivals and individual coverage is a fraction of the total medical membership CVS reported as of March 31, 2025 of 27.1 million, which the company said "remained relatively consistent compared with December 31, 2024, reflecting membership declines in the individual exchange and Medicare product lines.
32% : Increased tax credits to buy Obamacare that were signed into law by former President Joe Biden run out at the end of this year and it remains unclear whether a Congress led by Republicans will extend them.
30% : Trump has never been a fan of Obamacare, which he tried and failed several times to repeal in his first term, and his administration has already made moves to cut spending on such health benefits, already slashing what the federal government spends on navigators that help people sign up for Obamacare coverage.

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