CMS Issues Final Rule on Obamacare Changes for 2027

To ensure federal subsidies go only to those who qualify, the rule introduces stricter verification processes.

A sign in front of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services building in Woodlawn, Md., on March 19, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued regulations on May 15 designed to lower health care costs, crack down on fraud, and grant states more control over the Affordable Care Act Exchanges for fiscal year 2027.

“American taxpayers deserve to know their dollars are going only to people who truly qualify,” said Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz in a statement.