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(March 30, 2026) - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released new enrollment data for the 2026 Open Enrollment Period for the Health Insurance Exchange. Notably, a higher percentage of Kansas enrollees are now signed up for bronze plans, which typically have lower monthly premiums but higher deductibles and out-of-pocket costs. Additional highlights include:

• Kansas experienced a 9.6 percent drop in Marketplace plan enrollment, falling from 200,046 in 2025 to 192,811.
• Twenty-nine percent of Kansas enrollees are in a plan with a premium of less than $10 per month after advanced premium tax credits. This marks a notable decrease from 2025, when 47 percent of consumers were enrolled in a plan with premiums of $10 or less.
• The only federal poverty level segments that saw an increase in enrollees compared to last year are the 100-138 percent of FPL, 100-150 percent of FPL, and 300-400 percent of FPL brackets.
• Twenty-eight point five percent of current enrollees switched plans in 2026.
• A higher percentage of Kansas consumers chose bronze plans, while a lower percentage chose silver plans, declining from 56 percent during the 2025 OEP to 4 percent for the 2026 OEP.

Local Marketplace enrollment data by Kansas County can be viewed here. Kansas' full OEP data can be viewed in the "Downloads" section on the bottom of this CMS webpage.