Across the country, families are feeling the pain of rising health care costs after Republicans ripped away the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits, causing premium prices to skyrocket. Open enrollment is officially over, but the full toll of the premium hikes are just beginning. From seniors stuck paying nearly $1,000 a month for plans that barely cover the basics to middle-class families spending more than they pay on their mortgage just to keep coverage, no one is left untouched by the GOP war on health care. American families are facing impossible tradeoffs, choosing between keeping their health coverage and paying for essentials like rent, groceries, and gas. ACA enrollment is dropping in red and blue states alike as families are priced out of care and have to go uninsured. This is a growing affordability crisis of the GOP’s own making and the message from communities across the country is clear: the American people have had enough of the Trump-GOP health care price hikes.
Recent National Coverage
KFF Health News: Obamacare Sign-Ups Drop, but the Extent Won’t Be Clear for Months
Bloomberg: Americans Turn to TikTok Tips, Mexico to Escape ACA Premium Pain
Business Insider: She’s 60 and Just Lost ACA Subsidies. Now Her Health Insurance Costs $903 a Month — And She’s Avoiding the Doctor.
NY Magazine: GOP Ignoring Spike in Health-Care Costs Won’t Make It Go Away
New Republic: MAGA Rep. Voted Against Obamacare Because He Says It “Enslaved” People
AP News: Health Costs Are Fueling Voter Stress and Powering Democratic Campaigns
Stateline: Many Middle-Income Families Spend at Least a Tenth of Their Income on Health Insurance
KFF Health News: End of Enhanced Obamacare Subsidies Puts Tribal Health Lifeline at Risk
MS NOW: ‘We Don’t Have a Corporate Job’: Expiration of Aca Subsidies Put These Farmers’ Lives in Limbo
Black Star News: Failing To Extend ACA Premium Tax Credits Is An Attack On Black Working-Class Families
STAT News: Trump Officials Push for Skimpier Coverage in Aca Marketplaces
California
LA Times: The Loss of Healthcare Subsidies Forces Californians to Pay More or Go Without
Colorado
Colorado Public Radio: Even With a Colorado Marketplace Insurance Plan, Health Care Is Still Too Expensive for Many
Kansas
Lawrence Journal-World: KU Students Who Get Their Health Insurance Through University-Run Program Set to See Premium Increases
Kentucky
Kentucky Lantern: Fewer Kentuckians Covered by ACA Health Insurance Plans as Subsidies Stall in Us Senate
WPSD: ‘We Never Know What’s Going to Happen’: Farmers Among Many Facing Higher Insurance Premiums
Maine
Maine Beacon: Affordability Crisis Forces More Mainers to Decline ACA Enrollment
North Carolina
Cardinal & Pine: How the Loss of Affordable Care Act Tax Credits Is Affecting North Carolina
Oklahoma
KOCO: More Oklahomans Choose to Go Uninsured After Spike in ACA Health Insurance Premiums
Pennsylvania
6 ABC: One In Five Pennie Customers Drop Health Care Coverage After ACA Tax Credits Expire
Philly Voice: Pennie Enrollment Plummets as Health Insurance Premiums Increase by 102%
York Daily Record: This York County Couple Was Hit With a 221% Health Insurance Increase
WHYY: As ACA Costs Climb, More Philly-Area Residents Are Dropping Coverage Entirely. Older Adults Are Especially Hard-Hit
Washington
KUOW: After Loss of Tax Credits, WA Sees a Drop in Insurance Coverage
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Independent: Wisconsin Residents Are Paying Higher Insurance Premiums Without ACA Subsidies