Well this is a welcome bit of good news. While ACA major medical health insurance policy premiums are set to skyrocket in 2026 (largely due to Congressional Republicans allowing the improved premium subsidies to expire while the Trump Administration changes the underlying tax credit formula to make it significantly less generous), Covered California just announced that 2026 premiums for their standalone dental plans are set to cost pretty much the same next year:

Covered California Announces Premium Change for 2026 Dental Plans After Another Year of Steady Growth

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Covered California announced that the statewide weighted average rate change for dental plans offered through the marketplace in 2026 will be 0.35 percent.

Originally posted 8/7/25

Overall preliminary rate changes via SERFF database, state insurance dept. website and/or the federal Rate Review database.

Anthem Health Plans of KY:

This filing includes an average rate change of 24.0%, excluding the impact of aging, effective January 1, 2026. At the individual plan level, rate increases range from 11.1% to 28.9% for renewing plans. A subscriber’s actual rate could be higher or lower depending on the geographic location, age characteristics, dependent coverage, and other factors.

Unfortunately, Anthem doesn't provide their actual 2025 individual market enrollment; I've had to estimate this based on marketwide estimated enrollment; see below.

Caresource Kentucky Co:

(CareSource announced that they are dropping out of the Kentucky individual market next year. I estimate they have perhaps 26,000 individual market enrollees in the state who will have to shop around for a new carrier.)

Molina Healthcare of KY:

Originally posted 1/16/25

Nevada has around ~110,000 residents enrolled in ACA exchange plans, 87% of whom are currently subsidized. I estimate they also have another ~23,000 unsubsidized off-exchange enrollees.

Combined, that's 133,000 people, although assuming the national average 6.6% net enrollment attrition rate applies, current enrollment would be back down to more like 120,000 statewide.

Originally posted 6/02/25

Hot off the presses via the New York Dept. of Financial Services:

MVP Health Plan, Inc.

Generally, once a year MVP files for a change to the current premium rates on file for their products based on a review of the adequacy of the rate level. Premiums need to be sufficient to cover all medical and pharmacy claims submitted from covered members, cover the administrative cost of operations, Federal and New York State taxes/assessments levied and New York State statutory reserve requirements.

MVP is proposing a premium rate adjustment effective January 1, 2026. Policyholders will be charged the proposed premium rates upon renewal in 2026 pending New York State’s Department of Financial Services review. There are 13,062 policyholders and 19,125 members currently enrolled in Individual MVP Health Plan, Inc. plans. The proposed premium rate adjustment represents an average increase of 8.00%. Premium changes will vary by plan design.

Premium rates are changing due to the following reasons:

Originally posted 8/05/25

via the Nevada Insurance Dept:

JULY 31st, 2025 - Nevadans Get a Preview of 2026 Proposed Health Insurance Rate Changes for Upcoming Open Enrollment

[CARSON CITY, NV] - Starting August 1st, Nevada consumers who shop for their health insurance on the individual health insurance market can view and provide comments on proposed rate changes for Plan Year 2026.

The Nevada Division of Insurance (Division) has received and made public on its website the 2026 proposed rate changes from health insurers intending to sell plans on and off the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange (the "Exchange"). The Exchange is the state agency that assists eligible Nevada residents to purchase affordable health and dental plans.

Originally posted 12/10/24

New York has around ~222,000 residents enrolled in ACA exchange plans, 63% of whom are currently subsidized. I estimate they also have another ~31,000 unsubsidized off-exchange enrollees.

Combined, that's ~253,000 people, although assuming the national average 6.6% net enrollment attrition rate applies, current enrollment would be back down to more like 235,000 statewide.

Originally posted 1/01/25

8/31/25: SEE IMPORTANT UPDATE AT BELOW!!

New Mexico has around ~70,000 residents enrolled in ACA exchange plans, 85% of whom are currently subsidized. I estimate they also have another ~8,000 unsubsidized off-exchange enrollees.

Combined, that's 78,000 people, although assuming the national average 6.6% net enrollment attrition rate applies, current enrollment would be back down to more like 70,000 statewide.

Originally posted 1/25/25

South Dakota has around ~54,000 residents enrolled in ACA exchange plans, 94% of whom are currently subsidized. I estimate they also have another ~3,000 unsubsidized off-exchange enrollees.

Combined, that's ~58,000 people, although assuming the national average 6.6% net enrollment attrition rate applies, current enrollment would be back down to more like 54,000 statewide.

Originally posted 8/04/25

via the North Carolina Insurance Dept:

Initial Affordable Care Act Rates for 2026 have been posted

The North Carolina Department of Insurance has posted the rate changes requested by insurers for the 2026 plan year individual and small-group market plans offered under the Affordable Care Act.

Posting of the requested rates is part of the rate review process required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Unlike some types of insurance, the NCDOI does not set rates for health insurance.

via Vermont's Green Mountain Care Board:

May 13, 2025

Green Mountain Care Board Receives 2026 QHP Rate Requests Amid Rising Health Care Costs

Montpelier, VT – On May 12, 2025, the Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB) received the 2026 individual and small group health insurance premium rate filings from BlueCross and BlueShield of Vermont and MVP Health Plan. The filings will be posted on GMCB’s rate review website. The average rate increases being requested are shown below: