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Will ACA Subsidies Disappear After 2025? What You NEED to Know!
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⚠️ Are ACA subsidies really going away after 2025? If you're planning to retire early or already living off your investments, this could impact your healthcare costs in a big way. In this episode, I explain exactly what's happening with ACA subsidies in 2026—what's expiring, what's staying, and how you can still qualify for financial help through smart retirement planning and income strategies.
You’ll learn:
✅ What the “subsidy cliff” is and how to avoid it
✅ How to use MAGI planning to stay eligible for ACA tax credits
✅ What changes after the Inflation Reduction Act ends
✅ Why taxable brokerage accounts and Roth strategies are your secret weapons.
Even if the enhanced subsidies go away, you can still protect your early retirement plan—if you know how to plan ahead. 📉 Don’t get surprised by skyrocketing ACA healthcare premiums in 2026. This episode breaks it all down.
🎯 If you’re aiming to retire before Medicare kicks in, this is a must-watch.
Episodes to listen to next:
🎧 This episode about health insurance options for early retirement, title of: Health Insurance Options for Early Retirement: What You NEED to Know -- Click here to listen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3lxFC-ob2E4
🎧 This episode about slashing ACA premiums by strategically funding your retirement income to reduce MAGI, where a taxable brokerage account in particular is the big hero, title of: The $12,900 Health Insurance Loophole for Early Retirees! Click here to listen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rvbxNVaW3iM
🎧This episode where I talk thru the results I achieved on the actual ACA Estimator Tool on heatlhcare.gov, using the strategy, with 3 case scenarios, from the episode directly above!, title of: How Early Retirees Can Pay WAY Less for Health Insurance! Click here to listen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2QqresmHRCg
Resources Mentioned/Further Reading:
📊 Commonwealth Fund Article: https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/explainer/2025/feb/enhanced-premium-tax-credits-aca-health-plans
📊 Kaiser Family Foundation Articles - lots of current articles/happenings pertaining to the ACA: https://www.kff.org/tag/marketplaces/
📊Medicare Rights Center Article: https://www.medicarerights.org/medicare-watch/2025/04/17/congress-must-act-to-continue-affordable-care-acts-enhanced-premium-tax-credits
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