Working families are reeling from Donald Trump and congressional Republicans doubling, tripling, and quadrupling their health premiums to bankroll massive tax giveaways to billionaires and big corporations. As a result, once-unthinkable choices are now a grim reality across the nation. Teachers, like Kate from Arizona, are grappling with premiums that have skyrocketed, forcing her and her husband to downgrade to a bare-bones, high-deductible plan just to stay insured. Kate prays they won’t have an accident, because if they do, they could be thrown into crippling medical debt. Small business owners, like Hulsman from Kentucky, are being crushed by the GOP’s premium hikes and forced to drop once-affordable plans for riskier, high-deductible bronze coverage. Hulsman, like Kate, hopes a medical emergency doesn’t land him in dire financial straits, forcing him to close down the skate shop he built with blood, sweat, and tears.
While health care is Americans’ top affordability concern, Trump and Senate Republicans continue to stonewall a House-passed extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits — the only viable, popular, and bipartisan solution to end these devastating premium hikes. As more Americans are forced to downgrade coverage or drop it altogether, voters won’t forget at the ballot box in November that it was Republicans who knowingly forced these impossible choices on them — all so the GOP’s billionaire donors could cash in on their misery and pain.
Recent National Coverage
The Independent: Families Are Turning to Thoughts and Prayers as Health Insurance Premiums Hit Crippling Highs
KFF Health News: When Health Insurance Costs More Than the Mortgage
CNBC: Millions May Drop ACA Coverage — And Raise Health Insurance Costs for Everyone Else
Politico: More Americans Are Picking Higher-Deductible Obamacare Plans, Possibly Risking Their Health
New York Times: For Some Americans, the End of Obamacare Subsidies Means Falling Off a Financial Cliff
CNBC: As ACA Subsidies Expire, Voters Cite Health Costs as Top Economic Worry, Survey Finds
Modern Healthcare: ACA Price Hikes Spark ‘Alternative’ Plan Marketing Blitz
The Independent: The Impossible Choices Facing Millions of Americans as Healthcare Costs Soar
Washington Post: The Cost of Health Care, Not Food or Rent, Is Now Americans’ Top Worry
Bloomberg: Americans Are More Worried About Health Care Costs Than Gas or Groceries
The 19th: Health Insurance Costs Are Up. Women and LGBTQ+ People Are Paying the Price.
The Hill: Millions of Americans Rely on the Affordable Care Act. They Deserve an Upgrade.
The Street: Millions Now Pay Higher ACA Premiums as Subsidies Expire
Third Way: Medical Debt is Worse for Republican Voters
Insurance News Net: As ACA Subsidies Expire, Thousands Drop Coverage or Downgrade Plans
Alabama
AL.com: Obamacare Enrollment Drops in Alabama: ‘This Harm Was Entirely Preventable’
Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Arkansas Enrollment in Affordable Care Act Marketplace Plans Drops 4%
California
San Francisco Examiner: Covered California New Enrollments Down Almost One-Third After Subsidies Lapse
Colorado
Beinsure: Colorado ACA Marketplace Posts Early 2026 Enrollment Dip Amid Rising Rates
Colorado Times Recorder: Opinion: When Tax Cuts for the Wealthy Become Health Care Cuts for Everyone Else
Florida
Tampa Bay Times: Florida Affordable Care Act Numbers Fall as Subsidies Expire
Georgia
Red&Black: Athens Expected to Have High Increase in Premiums in Georgia Following ACA Subsidy Expiration
Illinois
Daily Northwestern: Illinois Health Care Providers Prepare for Fallout After Affordable Care Act Subsidies Expire
Indiana
The Journal Gazette: Editorial Board: ACA Enrollment Plummets in Indiana; Congress Must Extend Tax Credits
IndyStar: Indiana Sees 4th Highest Drop in Obamacare Enrollees After Subsidies Expire
Kansas
Sunflower State Journal: ACA Enrollment in Kansas Falls Almost 4% After Tax Credits Expire
Michigan
WSJM: Higher Affordable Care Act Costs Hitting Michigan
Missouri
The Beacon: After Enhanced Subsidies Disappear, Affordable Care Act Enrollment Drops in Missouri and Kansas
News From The States: As ACA Subsidies Expire, Thousands of Missourians Drop Coverage or Downgrade Plans
Montana
NBC Montana: Data Shows Fewer Montanans Selected Affordable Care Act Marketplace Health Plans
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Bulletin: New Hampshire Must Get Serious About Health Care Costs
New Jersey
CBS: Over 466,000 N.J. Residents Lost Enhanced ACA Tax Credits This Year. The Impact Extends Even Further.
Ohio
Cleveland.com: Expected Rise in Uninsured Ohioans Could Signal New Stress for Providers, Poorer Public Health
Oklahoma
KTUL: Oklahoma ACA Insurance Premiums Surge as Federal Subsidies Expire
2 News Oklahoma: Oklahoma Aca Marketplace Sees Dramatic Premium Increases
Oregon
Willamette Week: Oregon Sees One of the Nation’s Largest Drops in Obamacare Marketplace Enrollment
Tennessee
Nashville Banner: As Subsidies Expire, Tennessee Sees Tens of Thousands Fewer Enrollments in Health Insurance Through ACA
Washington
Gig Harbor Now: Washingtonians Feeling Pain From Elimination of Health Care Tax Credit
Wisconsin
Racine County Eye: Health Insurance in 2026: Facing Tough Choices, Fewer Sign Up
UpNorthNews: Here’s the Phony Reason the US Senate Hasn’t Voted to Restore ACA Tax Credits