# Marketplace premiums rise 13% as open enrollment starts

By Ali Peivandizadeh, business growth and AI implementation specialist.
Published Nov 13, 2026. Last checked Nov 13, 2026. Last changed Nov 13, 2026.
Section: News
Who it is for: Medical practices, hospitals. Owner, manager, billing.

Open enrollment for 2027 marketplace coverage began with benchmark premiums up 13% on average and enrollment projected to fall.

## The facts
- Open enrollment began on Nov 1, 2026, Becker's Payer Issues reported.
- Benchmark premiums for 2027 are up 13% on average, according to KFF. They rose 26% the year before.
- The enhanced premium tax credits ended at the end of 2025.
- Individual market enrollment fell 18% from June 2025 to June 2026, to 20.5 million people.
- The Congressional Budget Office projects 13.1 million people enrolled in 2027.
- Twelve insurers are leaving the exchanges, nationally or in some states, for 2027. Seven are entering.

## What it means for you
The projections point to fewer patients with marketplace coverage in 2027.

## Sources
- Becker's Payer Issues, trade publication, Nov 2, 2026: https://www.beckerspayer.com/?p=30191

General business information, not medical or legal advice.

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