As Republicans head home for the holidays, they are leaving behind a firestorm of outrage from the American people and a cascade of scathing headlines across the nation and in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., condemning them for a self-inflicted premium disaster that will hit families with hundreds and even thousands of dollars in new health care costs on January 1. By voting to end the Affordable Care Act’s premium tax credits and then walking away, Republicans have knowingly triggered a health care crisis that will drive costs through the roof, rip coverage away from millions, and force families into impossible choices between care and basics like rent, groceries, and electricity. Even with a clear opportunity to spare working people from these GOP-engineered price hikes, Republicans chose to pack their bags and protect tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations instead. With just over two weeks until January, working families from the frigid Alaskan mountains to the sweltering Florida beaches are being left to absorb a health care cost explosion—while Republicans flee Washington and ignore the anger they’ve unleashed.
AP News: Higher Cost, Worse Coverage: Affordable Care Act Enrollees Say Expiring Subsidies Will Hit Them Hard
CNN: Skyrocketing ACA Premiums Force Enrollees to Make Tough Decisions
CBS: With ACA Subsidies Set to Lapse, Millions of Americans Face a Painful Spike in Health Plan Cost
CBS: How the End of Affordable Care Act Subsidies Will Impact Premiums
NBC: With Obamacare Premium Hikes, More People Opting for No Coverage or Cheaper Plans
New York Magazine: Brace Yourself for Soaring Obamacare Premiums
New York Times: Congress Failed to Extend the Health Care Subsidies. Now What?
NPR: ACA Shoppers Face Sticker Shock as Congress Dithers on Health Care
Time Magazine: What the End of Obamacare Subsidies Could Mean for Your Health Coverage
Time Magazine: Where Surging Obamacare Prices Could Hit the Hardest Next Year
Tech Target: ACA Marketplace Enrollees Want Coverage, but Many to Go Without
The Guardian: Obamacare Expiration Will Have ‘Death Spiral’ Effect on US Healthcare – Experts
USA Today: Health Insurance Premiums to Rise as Obamacare Deal Remains Elusive
USA Today: Pulling From a 401K. Going Back to Work. ACA Costs Worry Self-Employed
Washington Post: How the End of Extra Affordable Care Act Subsidies Could Affect You
Axios: Why Health Insurance Is Getting More Expensive
Axios: ACA Markets Prepare for Chaos as Subsidy Talks Drag On
Alabama
Alabama Reflector: About 130,000 Alabamians at Risk of Losing Health Care Without ACA Tax Credits
WAFF: Alabama Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations Brace for Insurance Premium Spikes
Fox54: Lapse in Affordable Care Act Subsidies Threatens Health Care Coverage for Hundreds of Thousands in Alabama
Alaska
Alaskan Beacon: Opinion: The Enhanced Premium Tax Credit Is in Danger and So Is the Health of Alaskans
Arizona
Arizona Mirror: Opinion: Trump’s Health Care Plan for 2026: Pay Even More, Get Even Less. Unless You’re a Billionaire.
Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Affordable Care Act Sign-Up Period Nears End; Many Arkansans Face Higher Costs for Health Plans
THV11: Affordable Care Act Premium Subsidies Set to Expire | Here’s How Arkansans Could Feel the Impact
California
Ventura County Star: Subsidy Cuts Could Push 9,000 in Ventura County to Go Uninsured
KERO: Nearly 2 Million Californians Could Face Higher Premiums as Enhanced Subsidies Set to Expire
Sacramento Bee: Health Care Premiums Set to Soar as GOP Leaders See No Expanded Credits
NBC San Diego: Millions of Californians to See Health Care Premiums Soar as Federal Subsidies Set to Expire
California News Service: ACA Plan Hikes Loom as Congress Unable to Agree
Colorado
Real Vail: As ACA Credits Lapse, Rising Health Costs Are Starting to Hit Hard in Colorado Ski Towns
Florida
WPTV: ‘I Don’t Know How to Continue Living Here’: Health Care Costs Force Difficult Choices for Florida Residents
The Hill: Why Florida Is Ground Zero for Coming Obamacare Storm
WLRN: Health Insurance Under Affordable Care Act to Skyrocket After Senate Fails to Extend Tax Credits
Fox13: Florida Faces Obamacare Crisis as Congress Fails to Extend Subsidies
WCTV: Florida Families Face Health Insurance Premium Spikes as ACA Tax Credits Expire
Georgia
Savannah Now: ACA Subsidies Set to Expire, Putting Georgia Premiums at Risk
11Alive: Sticker Shock for ACA Customers Eyeing 2026 Premiums
Public News Service: ‘A Gut Punch’: GA Small-Business Owner on Loss of ACA Subsidies
Idaho
Idaho Statesman: Obamacare Subsidies Are Set to Expire. Dems Call Idaho ‘Ground Zero’ for Crisis
Illinois
Daily Herald: ‘Something’s Got to Give’: Sticker Shock Hits Suburban Affordable Care Act Enrollees
WBEZ: Chicagoans Brace for Rising Obamacare Costs or No Coverage With Congress Poised to End Subsidies
Iowa
KCRG: People Looking for Alternatives as Health Insurance Premiums Set to Rise
The Gazette: Uncertainty, Anxiety Plague Iowans as the Marketplace Enrollment Deadline Looms
We Are Iowa: Iowa Enrollees Say Expiring Affordable Care Act Subsidies Will Hit Them Hard
Iowa News Now: Iowa Farmers Union Highlights Importance of Health Care Subsidies as GOP Lays Out New Plan
Iowa Capital Dispatch: Iowa Farmers Say the End of Federal Health Care Tax Credits Will Hit Their Budgets
KCCI: ACA Premium Subsidies Expiration Causes Concern for Iowans
Kansas
KWCH: Kansas Health Insurance Premiums Could Skyrocket as ACA Tax Credits Expire
Kentucky
WKYT: Kentucky Business Owners Worry About ACA Subsidy Extension as Congress Weighs Decision
Louisiana
Big Easy Magazine: Opinion: Rep. Troy Carter, Sr.: Louisiana Families Are Paying the Price for MAGA Republicans Inaction on Health Care
Maine
Portland Press Herald: As Enrollment Deadline Approaches, ACA Premiums Set to Spike in Maine
Fox 23: Democrats Criticize GOP Vote as Mainers Face Soaring Health Care Premiums
Maine Public: Tribal Chief Says Health Clinics Will Be Strained if Enhanced Affordable Care Act Subsidies Expire
Maine Beacon: Mainers Brace for Health-Care Premium Spike as GOP Dismantles System
Maryland
WYPR: Maryland Abortion Fund Worries About Impact of ACA Tax Credit Loss
Massachusetts
Boston Globe: More Than 10,000 People in Massachusetts Have Dropped Health Coverage as Tax Credits Set to Expire
WCVB: Mass. Residents Could Face Steep Health Care Costs as ACA Subsidies Set to Expire
Michigan
WMUK: More Than Half a Million Michiganders Could Face Steep ACA Premium Hikes After Loss of Tax Credits
Minnesota
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder: Affordable Care Act Subsidies at Risk for Black Minnesotans
Mississippi
WLOX: Coast Health Centers Prepare for Patient Influx Ahead of Expected Affordable Care Act Subsidy Expiration
WREG: Decline in ACA Re-Enrollment Sparks Worry for Mississippi
Missouri
KSHB: Retired Olathe Firefighter Faces ‘No-Win’ Health Care Choice as ACA Tax Credits Could Expire
Montana
KTVH: Many Montanans Could Be Affected by Expiring ACA Subsidies
Nebraska
1011 Now: ACA Tax Credits Set to Expire, Threatening 130,000 Nebraskans With Doubled Premiums
Nevada
KSNV: ACA Deadline Looms as Healthcare Premiums Expect to Climb in 2026
Reno Gazette Journal: Opinion: Sen. Jackie Rosen: Washington Republicans Just Made Health Care More Expensive
New Hampshire
New Hampshire News Connection: Health Care Premiums Set to Spike in NH as GOP Lets Subsidies Expire
Concord Monitor: Letter: The New Health Care Plan for 2026: Pay More
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight News: NJ Residents Face Health Insurance Hikes as Obamacare Subsidies Hang in the Balance
New York
Newsday: ‘We Really Can’t Afford It’: Health Insurance Costs to Spike for Long Islanders in 2026
North Carolina
WCNC: Millions at Risk as Affordable Care Act Subsidies End
North Dakota
KFYR: As ACA Tax Credits Expire, a North Dakota Rural Hospital Braces for 2026
Ohio
Ohio Capital-Journal: Incoming Health Care Changes Mean More Overall Struggles for Ohioans, Advocates Say
The Blade: Sherrod Brown Discusses Affordable Care Act at Roundtable in Toledo
Ohio News Connection: Expiring ACA Tax Credits Spark Health Cost Concerns in Ohio
Oklahoma
News on 6: Why Your Health Insurance Could Cost More Next Year in Oklahoma
KJRH: Expiring Dec. 31: ACA Tax Credits Set to Expire, Impacting Thousands
Oregon
Oregon City News: Opinion: ACA Tax Credits Helped More Oregonians Find Coverage. Will Congress Keep Them?
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Independent: ‘Forced to Make Terrible Choices’: How Trump Policies Are Harming Pennsylvanians
PennLive: With Health Care Subsidies off the Table, Lancaster Couple Faces 175% Premium Increase
Keystone News Service: ACA Credit Expiration Could Raise Health Costs for Pennsylvanians
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Current: Federal Data Shows Strong Participation in RI Health Marketplace. That’s Not the Whole Story.
South Carolina
South Carolina Daily Gazette: Opinion: Why Health Care Must Stay Affordable for Americans With Disabilities
South Dakota
KNOX Radio: North Dakota Farmers Brace For Loss of ACA Subsidies
Tennessee
News Channel 5: ACA Tax Credits Set to Expire, Leaving Tennessee Families Facing Quadrupled Premiums
The Tennessean: Opinion: Ending ACA Subsidies Will Hit Gig Workers—and Nashville Hard
Texas
KCEN: Americans Worry About Rising Obamacare Premiums as Year-End Approaches
Spectrum News: Health Insurance Premiums Set to Increase for Millions of Texans
Utah
Salt Lake Tribune: Utah Families Are Paying More for Health Insurance — And Congress Can’t Agree on a Fix
Vermont
MyNBC5: Future of Affordable Care Act Tax Credits Unclear as the New Year Approaches, Leaving Many Without Insurance
Virginia
NBC 4: Virginians Express Concerns After Senate Rejects ACA Tax Credit Extensions
WFXR: Warner Says Health Care System Could Pay the Price if ACA Tax Credits Aren’t Extended
WRIC: Warner Says Healthcare System Could Pay the Price if ACA Tax Credits Aren’t Extended
Washington
KREM: Eastern Washington Could See Disproportionate Burden From the Expiration of ACA Tax Credits
King5: Not Having Affordable Care Act Tax Credits Will Be ‘Catastrophic’ for Some Washingtonians
Washington, D.C.
WJLA: Experts: Ending Affordable Care Act Subsidies Affects Everyone’s Healthcare
West Virginia
WCHS: 70,000 West Virginians Face Healthcare Crisis as Senate Rejects ACA Tax Credit Extension
Wisconsin
Spectrum News 1: ‘We’re Just Bracing for a Potential Floodgate of People’: Milwaukee Free Clinic Prepares for Influx of Patients Due to ACA Tax Credits Ending
TMJ4: Small Business Owner Preparing for Financial Hardships as Health Insurance Premiums Skyrocket
WPR: As ACA Cliff Approaches, Wisconsin Small Business Owners, Employees Struggle to Find Affordable Health Care
News8000: Over 300,000 in Wisconsin Risk Premium Hikes as Affordable Care Act Subsidies End
Wyoming
WyoFile: Senate Blocks Obamacare Tax Subsidy Extension, All but Ensuring Spikes for Wyoming Consumers
K2 Radio: Workers in Wyoming Face Surging Costs for Health Coverage