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Michigan residents are beginning to select catastrophic only ObamaCare plans to reduce their monthly premiums. Michigan had the fourth greatest growth in catastrophic plans - in the entire nation - albeit from a low base:
https://www.beckerspayer.com/payer/aca/states-ranked-by-catastrophic-plan-enrollment-growth-in-2026/
States ranked by catastrophic plan enrollment growth in 2026
By Jakob Emerson - Friday, April 10th, 2026Montana saw the largest increase in catastrophic plan enrollment from 2025 to 2026, while Pennsylvania saw the largest decrease, according to CMS data analyzed by KFF.
Catastrophic plan enrollment grew nearly 25% nationally, from 54,000 to almost 68,000, even as total ACA enrollment fell 5% to 23.1 million in 2026.
States ranked by catastrophic plan enrollment growth in 2026
Montana
2026: 3,238
2025: 296
Change: +994%Delaware
2026: 1,123
2025: 177
Change: +534%South Dakota
2026: 1,672
2025: 290
Change: +477%Michigan
2026: 8,045
2025: 1,657
Change: +386%Oklahoma
2026: 1,127
2025: 261
Change: +332%New Hampshire
2026: 1,343
2025: 355
Change: +278%Arizona
2026: 737
2025: 235
Change: +214%Iowa
2026: 184
2025: 84
Change: +119%Kentucky
2026: 999
2025: 464
Change: +115%North Dakota
2026: 791
2025: 373
Change: +112%Massachusetts
2026: 889
2025: 432
Change: +106%Go to the hyperlinks for more states' data
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