Headlines from National Outlets and 30 States
From bustling coastal cities to rural heartland towns, headlines on the GOP’s manufactured health care crisis are inescapable. Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress are ripping away health care tax credits from over 24 million Americans — all so billionaires and big corporations can receive massive tax cuts — and hard-working people everywhere are feeling the pain. They are holding the government hostage to continue wreaking havoc on everyday Americans. Now, as the November 1st open enrollment looms, the nation is staring into a cataclysmic health care abyss. Recent coverage highlights the toll of the GOP health care crisis: In Colorado, a small-business owner broke down in tears after receiving notice that her insurance would cost more than $1,000 a month without the ACA tax credits. In Wisconsin, a restaurant owner who subsidizes his employees’ health care is looking at the 2026 GOP premium hikes, and he simply can no longer afford to cover his employees.
Protect Our Care’s Premium Disaster Watch exposes how the Trump-GOP bill is driving up health care premiums for millions of families nationwide, putting affordable coverage further out of reach.
National Coverage
The Wall Street Journal: Americans Are Getting a Look at Next Year’s ACA Premiums and Many Don’t Like It
Forbes: 20 Million Americans Face Health Insurance Sticker Shock On Saturday
The Hill: Obamacare Sticker Shock Begins as Open Enrollment Meets Shutdown Deadlock
Washington Post: Average Obamacare Premiums Are Set to Rise 30 Percent, Documents Show
Americans Covered: Real People: “Not Going to Be Doable” – Small Business Workers Confront Soaring Premiums
Insurance Business America: U.S. Insurers Face 30% Obamacare Premium Surge
Fierce Healthcare: Average ACA Premiums Set for 30% Spike: Washington Post
Rawstory: Majority of GOP Voters Worried About Surging Health Care Costs Amid Shutdown Fight: Report
CAP: Congress’ Failure To Extend Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Will Greatly Increase Health Insurance Costs for Small-Business People
CNN: GOP Grows Uneasy Over Voters’ Health Care Premiums Amid Shutdown Standoff | CNN Politics
ABC News: Republicans Grapple With Voter Frustration Over Rising Health Care Premiums
SSBCrack: Republican Party Faces Challenges with Affordable Care Act as Premiums Rise
KTTC: As Shutdown Hits Three-Week Mark, Attention Turns to Rate Increases in Open Enrollment
Commons Dreams: Senators Accuse Trump Admin of Hiding Info on ‘Biggest Premium Hike in History’
NOTUS: Democrats’ ACA Subsidy Fight Is Really About Red States
Alaska
Alaska’s News Source: Here Is Why Health Insurance Rates Are Skyrocketing
Arizona
KJZZ Phoenix: What to Expect if Obamacare Premiums Hit as Much as $2,000 a Month in Arizona
ABC15 Arizona: Open Enrollment Nears as Arizonans Face Skyrocketing Premium Costs
Arkansas
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: Voters Express Ire Over Premiums
California
ABC10: Day 27 of Government Shutdown: California Warns of Rising Health Care Premiums as Federal Aid Expires
Colorado
CPR News: Health Insurance Premiums for 225,000 Coloradans Are About to Double
Post Independent: Coloradans’ Average Health Insurance Premiums to Double on State’s Individual Marketplace
KUSA.com: 80,000 Coloradans Projected to Drop Health Insurance Amid Premium Spike
The Denver Post: Health Insurance Premiums to Double Next Year on Colorado’s Individual Market
Connecticut
NBC Connecticut: Some Could See Big Increases in Healthcare Premiums if Federal Subsidies Expire
Florida
NYT: In Florida, Obamacare Price Hikes Pose an Outsized Threat
WUSF: Democrat Rep. Wasserman Schultz Sounds Alarm on Expiring ACA Tax Credits
Georgia
AJC: Georgia to Lose 33,600 Jobs if Health Insurance Subsidies Expire, Study Says
Idaho
Scripps News: First Obamacare Price Increases Hit Idaho Plan Enrollees as Tax Credit Negotiations Stall
Illinois
Herald-Review.com: Affordable Care Act Marketplace Premiums May Increase by 78% in Illinois
Kentucky
Lexington Herald Leader: Nearly 100,000 Kentuckians Face Steep Increases in Insurance Premiums on Nov. 1.
Courier Journal: Beshear Says Congress Should ‘Stop Playing Games’ and Extend Affordable Care Act Tax Credits
Massachusetts
Boston.com: Mass. ACA Exchange Begins to Estimate Skyrocketing Premiums Ahead of 2026
Boston Globe: Nov. 1 Is the New Doomsday: Snap Cuts, Rising Health Insurance Premiums Collide Under a Government Shutdown – The Boston Globe
Michigan
Bridge Michigan: Michigan Health Care Woes: Insurers Leaving, Rates Rising, Subsidies in Limbo
Missouri
ABC17NEWS: Health Insurance Premium Costs in Missouri Expected to Rise Drastically Next Year
New Hampshire
InDepthNH.org: Goodlander Listens to Concerns About Healthcare Coverage From Providers, Patients
New Hampshire Bulletin: With Health Care Tax Credits Set to Expire, Pain Sets in for One New Hampshire Business
New Jersey
POLITICO PRO: New Jerseyans Expected to Pay Nearly 175 Percent More for Health Insurance on Exchange
Bergen Record: Without Subsidies, These Health Insurance Premiums Are Set to Skyrocket by 175%
New Jersey Business & Industry Association: Sticker Shock: Big Increase in Individual Health Insurance Market Premiums
New Mexico
New Mexico Politico Report: New Mexicans to See Insurance Rate Hikes 35% – 52% on Exchange Plans in January, but State Subsidies Help Some Buyers
New York
Fingerlakes1: Schumer Warns Health Insurance Premiums Could Double for New Yorkers if ACA Tax Credits Expire
Democrat & Chronicle: Schumer Warns of $3K Health Cost Hikes in NY. Here’s Why
North Carolina
Bloomberg Government: Tillis Calls on GOP to Embrace ACA Tax Credit Two-Year Extension
Oregon
OregonLive: This Oregon Family Faces 45% Increase for Health Insurance if ACA Subsidies Go Away
Pennsylvania
Axios: PA Health Insurance Costs Could Skyrocket Without Federal Action
South Carolina
WCIV: Families Could See Health Insurance Costs Double as ACA Premiums Soar Next Month
South Dakota
DakotaNewsNow: Here Is Why Health Insurance Rates Are Skyrocketing
Tennessee
Johnson City Press: Tennessee Faces ACA Subsidy Loss, Premium Hikes
Texas
KEYE: Texans Face Potential 18% Rise in ACA Premiums as Federal Subsidies Set to Expire
Utah
The Times-Independent: Thousands of Utahns Could Face a Hard Choice if ‘Enhanced’ Affordable Care Act Subsidies Expire
Vermont
Vermont Business Magazine: PAU: If Healthcare Tax Credits Expire, Vermonters Face the Biggest Losses in the U.S.
Virginia
WUSA9: Alexandria Cancer Survivor Receives Notice of Higher Insurance Premium as ACA Subsidies Are Set to Expire
Axios Richmond: Nearly 400K Virginians Brace for Health Care Premium Hikes
Washington
The Olympian: With Expiring Health-Tax Credits, Here’s How Much Premiums May Rise in WA Counties
Nisqually Valley News: Cantwell Says Insurance Premiums in Lewis, Thurston and Grays Harbor Counties Will Each Increase by 67% or More
West Virginia
WVNews: ACA Premiums to Increase Nov. 1; Up to 15,000 West Virginians May Lose Coverage
Wisconsin
The New Republic: Wisconsin Issues Dire Warning About Trump’s Effect on Obamacare Costs
Wisconsin Examiner: Healthcare.gov Insurance Rates to ‘Skyrocket’ for 2026 Without Enhanced Subsidies, Evers Announces
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Evers Administration Releases Expected Increases in Obamacare Premiums. Many Are Set to Soar
WisPolitics: Gov. Evers: Healthcare Premiums for Wisconsinites to Skyrocket in 2026 if Republicans Fail to Extend Affordable Care Act Tax Credits
WSAW: Health insurance premiums increasing for 2026
WPR: Evers Says ACA Premiums Will ‘Skyrocket’ Unless Congress Extends Tax Credits
Quiver Quantitative: Press Release: Senator Tammy Baldwin Highlights Upcoming Increase in Healthcare Premiums for Wisconsinites Due to Lack of Tax Credit Extension