Treasury mails $500 refund checks to 950,000 HealthCare.gov enrollees
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On September 30, 2026, the Treasury Department began mailing $500 checks to 950,000 HealthCare.gov enrollees in 30 states, an administration official told ABC News. The administration calls them refunds of marketplace user fee overcharges.
Primary recipients have incomes above 400% of the poverty level. Texas and Florida have the most recipients. The enhanced subsidies have yet to be renewed.
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- ACA marketplace coverage and uninsured demand
Enhanced premium credits and their expiry
FQHC Talent. (2026, September 30). Treasury mails $500 refund checks to 950,000 HealthCare.gov enrollees. Source: ABC News (Mary Kekatos, October 1, 2026), citing an administration official and the White House fact sheet of September 10, 2026. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/treasury-500-healthcare-gov-user-fee-refund-checks-950000-september-2026