Healthcare — ACA Market Shrinks as Cigna Exits, FDA Moves to End GLP-1 Compounding, and AI Outperforms Doctors in Diagnostic Study Published in Science

Healthcare · 2026-05-01

Today's developments converge on three pressure points reshaping healthcare delivery and economics. The ACA individual market is contracting materially — Cigna's exit affects 369,000 enrollees and follows the expiration of enhanced subsidies, while Senate Democrats counter with an affordability-focused policy outline. The competitive landscape for weight-loss drugs is shifting as the FDA moves to…