Headlines From National Outlets and 32 States
The Trump-GOP health care affordability crisis is walloping the nation — and an endless barrage of headlines is unveiling its toll on working people everywhere. Hardworking Americans who cannot afford to go without insurance, like Mac from Washington, are so terrified about the GOP’s premium hikes that they are preparing for bankruptcy. Small business owners, like Lynae and Adam from Montana, are being so pummeled by the GOP’s premium hikes that they are now making impossible choices between their health and their businesses. Self-employed Americans, like Paul from Vermont, are being completely left out to dry as the GOP hikes their premiums from $70 to nearly $1,000 a month. While Trump and congressional Republicans continue strategizing to further enrich billionaires, their self-imposed affordability crisis is screwing over the lives of millions of working people struggling just to get by.
The American people are fed up with the GOP giving out tax breaks for billionaires while ripping away working people’s health care, and news coverage makes clear the political fallout is imminent. While Republicans march on with their quest to make life unaffordable for hard-working people, Protect Our Care’s Premium Disaster Watch will continue reminding Americans exactly who is causing their shrinking coverage and skyrocketing premiums.
Recent Coverage:
Axios: Republicans Have a Mess on Their Hands Over Health Care Subsidies
NPR: Americans Facing Unaffordable Healthcare Costs if ACA Subsidies End Share Concerns
AP News: Swing District Republicans Brace for Political Fallout if Health Care Subsidies Expire
AP News: Where the Blame Will Fall if Aca Subsidies Expire, According to a New Poll
The Atlantic: ‘We Are Looking at a Massive Crisis’
Daily Yonder: With Deadline for Healthcare Premium Tax Credits Expiration Looming, Farmers Brace for Rate Hikes
Mother Jones: For Many Contractors, Losing ACA Subsidies Means Losing Health Care
Axios: ACA Premium Hikes Would Force Painful Choices: Survey
New York Times: Obamacare Users Will be Asked to Pay More for Plans That Cover Less
Forbes: Obamacare New Sign-Ups Lag Last Year’s Pace With Subsidies In Limbo
Hep Magazine: Nearly 3 in 4 Cancer Patients and Survivors Risk Losing Access to Care if ACA Tax Credits Are Not Extended
ABC News: 1 in 4 Affordable Care Act Enrollees Would ‘Very Likely’ Forego Health Insurance if Premiums Double: Poll
CNN: Millions of Republicans on Obamacare Want Enhanced Subsidies Extended. Most Hill Republicans Don’t
Alabama
Alabama Public Radio: Alabama Health Care Consumers Brace for Possible Rate Hikes in January
WBRC 6 News: Alabama Hospitals Brace for Impact as Affordable Care Act Tax Credits Set to Expire
256 Today: Faith Leaders Call On Alabama Congressional Delegation to Extend Health Care Tax Credits
Alaska
Juneau Independent: The Enhanced Premium Tax Credit Is in Danger and So Is the Health of Alaskans
Arizona
Kiowa County Press: Arizonans Face Health Care Uncertainty Amid Confusion Over Premiums
Arkansas
Mountain Home Observer: Expiring Federal Subsidies, Medicaid Cuts Could Reshape Healthcare in Baxter County
California
Sacramento Bee: With Big Health Care Premium Hikes Due Jan. 1, Congress Is Stuck on How to Help
Berkeleyside: Many East Bay Residents Consider Giving Up Health Insurance With Premiums Set to Skyrocket
Colorado
Littleton Independent: As Affordable Care Act Subsidies Expire, Coloradans Brace for Rising Healthcare Costs
District of Columbia
The Washington Informer: D.C. Region Faces ACA Shock as Subsidy Deadline Closes In
Florida
The Miami Times: Most ACA Marketplace Users Can’t Afford Potential Increases, Poll Shows
Georgia
WABE: Georgia ACA Navigator Describes Effect From Rising Premiums
Hawaii
The Garden Island Newspaper: Independent Workers in Hawaii Brace for Skyrocketing Health Premiums
Illinois
SSBCrack News: Cancer Survivor Urges Congress to Extend Affordable Care Act Tax Credits to Protect Access to Healthcare
Idaho
Idaho Capital Sun: As Congress Stalls on Health Insurance Subsidies, Idahoans Have a Week to Enroll on Exchange
Kansas
Kansas City Star: If Tax Credits Expire, Kansas City Will See a Major Health Insurance Crisis | Opinion
Maine
Gorham Times: Health Insurance Costs Keep Rising, and Federal Subsidies Are Still Set to Expire
CentralMaine.com: Small Business Owners in Maine Facing Huge Spikes in ACA Premiums
Maryland
Fox45: Lawmakers Only Have a Few Weeks Left to Deal With Looming Obamacare Premium Spikes
Massachusetts
Boston Globe: Health Insurance Premiums Just Keep Going Up, Worsening Affordability Crisis
Missouri
The Business Journals: Missourians Brace for Health Insurance Premium Spikes With Federal Subsidies Set to Expire
Montana
Flathead Beacon: Higher Premiums Are a Bad Deal for Small Business Across Montana
Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Facing a Subsidy Sunset, Montanans Brace for Health Insurance Increases
Nebraska
KETV: Omaha Woman’s Health Insurance Quadruples, Expert Weighs In
KETV: Omaha Woman’s Insurance Quadruples as Affordable Care Act Tax Credits Set to Expire
Nevada
Las Vegas Review-Journal: Insurance Subsidies Likely to Expire, Spiking Costs for Thousands in Nevada
New Jersey
Bergen Record: Congress Must Lower Health Care Costs for NJ Patients | Opinion
North Carolina
Daily Tar Heel: ‘God Forbid Something Happens’: North Carolina Residents Face 2026 Health Insurance Increases
North Dakota
Heartland Signal: North Dakota Farmers Brace for Loss of ACA Subsidies
Ohio
Cleveland.com: Health Insurance Premiums to Double for Over 500,000 Ohioans if ACA Tax Credits Expire
Akron Beacon Journal: Opinion: Affordable Health Care Should Not Be Bargaining Chip
Cleveland.com: Ohio Health Care Premiums Could Double in 2026 as ACA Tax Credits Expire
Spectrum News 1: Health Insurance Premiums Expected to Increase
Oklahoma
The Journal Record: Higher Insurance Premiums, Reduced Federal Subsidies Stoke Fears Among Oklahomans
KOSU: Oklahoma Policy Institute: ACA Expirations Will Hit Rural Residents Harder Than Urban
Oklahoma Voice: Higher Insurance Premiums, Reduced Federal Subsidies Stoke Fears Among Oklahomans
Journal Record: Opinion: The Cost of Care Could Crush 300,000 Oklahomans
The Oklahoman: Opinion: Insurance Tax Credits’ Future Is Looming Crisis for Oklahoma
Oregon
KATU: ACA Subsidies Set to Expire at the End of the Month, Oregonians Facing Sharp Premium Hikes
KGW: Diabetic Portland Woman Prepares for the Worst With Aca Subsidies Poised to Expire: ‘My Health Is a Bargaining Chip’
Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Independent: Pennsylvania Farmers Face Rising Health Care Costs as ACA Subsidies Expire
90.5 WESA: Pennsylvanians See Premiums Rise As Debate Over Affordable Care Act Subsidies Intensifies
WTAR: Thousands of Pennsylvanians Could Face Health Insurance Hikes if Affordable Care Act Tax Credits End
WTAE: Pennsylvanians Could Face Health Insurance Hikes if Affordable Care Act Tax Credits End
Texas
Austin American-Statesman: Opinion: Texas Can’t Afford for Congress to Let ACA Tax Credits Expire
San Antonio Express-News: Expiration of ACA Tax Credits Would Leave Thousands in Bexar County Struggling
Vermont
WCAX: Thousands of Vermonters Brace for Big Health Insurance Rate Hikes
Virginia
WTKR: ‘Lives Are at Stake’: Advocates Rally in Virginia Beach to Protect ACA Tax Credits
Wisconsin
FOX6 News Milwaukee: Wisconsin Residents Brace for Obamacare Premium Increases
WJFW: Many Americans Fear Not Being Able to Afford Healthcare With ACA Tax Credits at Risk
West Virginia
WV News: WV Center on Budget and Policy Urges Congress to Extend Health Care Tax Credits