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Open Enrollment & Renewals Reporting

The Open Enrollment & Renewals Enrollment Report provides weekly updates to the counts of consumers enrolling in a health plan through Covered California over the course of the 2026 Open Enrollment Period. The data provided in the dashboard is intended to provide early insight into consumer enrollment behavior, but trends may shift as Open Enrollment continues.

In particular, the 2026 Open Enrollment Period is not expected to mirror trends from prior years for a few key reasons:

  • The expiration of federal enhanced premium tax credits (ePTCs) the end of the 2025 plan year. In place since 2021, the enhanced tax credits substantially lowered the cost of coverage for many consumers. The loss of this additional financial assistance will likely result in many enrollees to face unprecedented price increases for the 2026 plan year. In particular, middle-income consumers earning over $62,600 for an individual or $106,600 for a family of four (equivalent to 400% of the federal poverty level), will lose eligibility for tax credits entirely.
  • The renewal period for the 2026 plan year began October 15th, as compared to the October 1st start date for the 2025 plan year. This two-week timing difference may impact the volumes of renewing consumers in the initial weeks of reporting. The period for new consumers to apply for and shop for coverage began November 1st for both years.

The counts of consumers reported in the dashboard reflect enrollees who have selected a plan through Covered California during the Open Enrollment & Renewal Period:

  • Only consumers with an active plan selection are reported, meaning the counts are limited to the subset of consumers who still have an active or pending enrollment.
  • Consumers with a plan selection, who have terminated their plan or have been cancelled for nonpayment by the time of the report, are excluded.
  • Consumers who are automatically renewed, but who ultimately choose to end their coverage, may not immediately appear as cancelled due to delays in the timing of carrier transactions and payment grace periods.

For questions, please contact externalaffairs@covered.ca.gov

For detailed definitions, please see the Dashboard Methodology.