New data illustrates what working families from Maine to Texas have been feeling since the Trump-GOP health care premium hikes hit on January 1: health care isn’t just more expensive this year. For millions of Americans, it’s downright unaffordable. 1.4 million people who used to buy coverage on their own have dropped their plans so far this year, while countless others are paying through the nose for inadequate coverage after premiums for their old plans doubled, tripled, and quadrupled. Throughout it all, Trump and his GOP allies in Congress have been sitting idly by, watching the wreckage from their Big, Ugly health care cuts pile up. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has a bill in front of him today that would end the Republican premium carnage by extending the tax credits that help nearly 22 million Americans afford health care. How many millions more will have to lose their coverage or their lives before Thune, Trump, and the out-of-touch Republican Party end their war on health care?
HEADLINES
The New York Times: Initial Obamacare Enrollment Drops by 1.4 Million as Expiring ACA Subsidies Drive Up Premiums
The Hill: Early ACA Numbers Show Drastic Drop in Enrollment
AP News: Fewer Americans Sign Up for Affordable Care Act Health Insurance as Costs Spike
MarketWatch: At Least 800,000 Americans Are Opting Out of Obamacare as Healthcare Costs Soar
Modern Healthcare: Health Insurance Exchange Enrollment Lags 2025 Sign-Ups
NBC News: ACA Sign-Ups Fall as Higher Premiums Push People off Plans
Healthcare Dive: ACA Signups Lag as Enrollment Deadline Nears
Modern Healthcare: States Extend ACA Deadlines as Enrollment Lags
Fierce Healthcare: CMS: 22.8m Have Signed Up for ACA Marketplace Coverage Through Jan. 3, Lagging 2025 Enrollment
Fast Company: Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Enrollment Drops as Costs Spike
TechTarget: 2026 ACA Enrollment Lags by 1.5m Signups Amid Subsidy Fight
WPRI: HealthSource RI Enrollment Down Amid ‘Fear and Uncertainty’ of No Obamacare Subsidies