The headlines across the nation continue as the Trump-GOP premium disaster plays out everywhere. Hard-working small business owners, like Joe from Ohio, are preparing for what life looks like without health insurance — because the GOP premium hikes have priced them out of the market entirely. Americans who cannot afford to go without insurance, like Roberta from Missouri, are having heart-wrenching, kitchen-table conversations about what to cut from already exacting budgets. As Trump and congressional Republicans spike working people’s health care costs into the stratosphere, the ensuing affordability crisis is devastating millions — all so the GOP can fund another billionaire and big corporation tax break.
Bellwether elections across the nation demonstrated that the American people are fed up with the GOP carving out tax breaks for billionaires while ripping away working people’s health care. 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 who is causing their shrinking coverage and skyrocketing premiums. Our new report unearths the budget-busting Trump-GOP premium disaster in 46 states.
Recent Coverage:
Financial Times: ‘A Full-Blown Crisis’: Americans Brace for a Surge in Healthcare Costs
The Hill: Trump Is Making Health Care Unaffordable Again
Forbes: GOP Support Slowly Grows For Obamacare Subsidy Extension
New York Times: Once Foes of Obamacare, Some Republicans Push to Protect It
California
San Mateo Daily Journal: ACA Cuts Lifting Costs for 22k in San Mateo County
Connecticut
CT Mirror: Trump’s ACA Subsidy Stance Unclear as CT Premium Hikes Loom
Georgia
The National Desk: Healthcare Premiums Set to Spike in Georgia With No Plan to Address It: Report
Kansas
KCTV: Kansas City Families Face Health Insurance Hikes as Federal Credits Expire
Kentucky
Lex 18: Thousands of Kentuckians Face Significant Insurance Premium Increases if ACA Subsidies Expire
Maine
Insurance Business: Maine Leaders Warn of Sharp Premium Hikes if ACA Tax Credits Expire
Central Maine: Small Business Owners in Maine Facing Huge Spikes in ACA Premiums
Maine Public: Consumers Join Mills And Pingree Calling On Congress to Extend Expiring Health Insurance Subsidies
Missouri
Missouri Independent: Missourians Brace for Health Insurance Premium Spikes With Federal Subsidies Set to Expire
Springfield News-Leader: Missourians to See Health Insurance Premiums Spike as Subsidies Expire
Montana
Flathead Beacon: Ratepayers See Insurance Premiums Spike with Affordable Care Act Subsidies Set to Expire
North Carolina
NC Newsline: Bishop William Barber and NC Clergy Condemn Health Care Cuts, Urge Legislators to Return to Raleigh
New York
New York focus: Health Care Sticker Shock Coming for 450,000 New Yorkers
Ohio
Eagle Dayton: Millions of Ohioans Worried About Possible Increase in ACA Subsidies
Oregon
KGW: Expiring Federal ACA Subsidies Will Raise Premiums for 35,000 Oregonians, State Officials Estimate
Tennessee
WVPublic: Health Care Premiums Set To Spike For Appalachians In Tennessee And Beyond
Texas
Insurance News Net: ACA Price Hike Is Steepest for Older Texans
Virgina
Cardinal News: Virginians on Health Insurance Marketplaces See Monthly Premiums Rise to ‘Astonishing’ Levels
Virginian-Pilot: Norfolk Health Officials Warn of Medicaid Coverage Loss, Expiring Tax Credits
West Virginia
West Virginia Watch: What We’re Thankful For — And What We’re Fighting For
Wisconsin
NPR: Wisconsin Residents Express a Split in Views on Health Care Costs
Wyoming
Powell Tribune: Wyoming Leads Country with Highest Jump in Affordable Care Act Costs