Millions of Americans are caught between a rock and a hard place — forced to choose between putting food on the table, keeping a roof over their heads, or paying soaring health insurance premiums. This is a direct result of Trump and congressional Republicans ripping away the tax credits that over 22 million Americans relied on to see a doctor when they’re sick, all to bankroll tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations. As a result, premiums have more than doubled on average, and the human toll is quickly mounting. Ohioans like Sarah from Lima are being forced to go without coverage because it’s simply unaffordable. Californians like Maddie from San Clemente are fleeing to Mexico to see pediatricians, specialists, and dentists. Nebraskans like farmer Ben from Humboldt are being forced to pay what amounts to a second mortgage each month for coverage, or risk an accident while tending the field wiping out their life savings.
Already, a new report shows that one in seven who buy insurance on their own has missed their first premium payment. They are the millions of Sarahs, Maddies, and Bens whom Trump and congressional Republicans have forced to make impossible decisions. They lie awake at night with a gnawing fear of what their future holds, grappling with what they had to sacrifice today just to maintain the coverage that keeps them alive and healthy tomorrow. And at the ballot box in November, they won’t forget who is responsible for orchestrating their pain to make the rich richer.
Recent National Coverage
Wall Street Journal: Around 14% of Enrollees in ACA Plans Failed to Make Payments, Data Shows
Benzinga: One in Seven ACA Enrollees Skip First Premium After Subsidies Expire With Millions More at Risk: Report
Stateline: Navigator Cuts Leave Americans With Less Help to Find Obamacare Plans
Brownfield AG News: Lack of Affordable Health Care Impacting Rural Families
KFF: Tax Time Brings Surprises for Some Who Receive ACA Subsidies
California
The Business Journal: Loss of Tax Credits Drive Covered California Insurance Premiums Higher for Middle-Income Valley Residents
Colorado
The Coloradoan: Increased ACA Premiums Driving Some Patients to Direct Primary Care
Florida
Bloomberg News: Millions of Floridians Will Bear the Brunt of Trump’s Health Cuts
Tampa Bay Times: Meals, Mortgage or Medicine? Floridians on Obamacare Facing Tough Choices
Spectrum News 13: With Enhanced ACA Subsidies Expired, People Are Paying More for Premiums and Downgrading Coverage
Illinois
Chicago Tribune: Illinoisans Paying 26% More for Health Insurance Bought on Affordable Care Act Exchange
Indiana
WIMS: Hoosiers Face Rising Health Insurance Premiums as Hospitals Are Left Unpaid
Massachusetts
Boston Globe: It’s Been 20 Years Since Romneycare Sparked Near-Universal Health Insurance Coverage in Mass. Now, That Status Is Under Threat.
Missouri
Kansas City Beacon: Sticker Shock: Missourians Gamble on Higher Out-of-Pocket Costs for Their Affordable Care Act Plans in 2026
New Jersey
NorthJersey.com: Fair Lawn Schools Face 39% Insurance Hike. What It Means for Taxes
Ohio
Perryville Republic Monitor: Navigator Cuts Leave Americans With Less Help to Find Obamacare Plans
Pennsylvania
WHYY: 120,000 Pennsylvanians Have Dropped ACA Health Insurance Since the Loss of Federal Subsidies
InsuranceNewsNet: 130K Drop Pennie Coverage as Costs Spike
Utah
Cache Valley Daily: New Report Highlights Growing Health Care Affordability Concerns Across Utah
Virginia
Virginia Mercury: Virginia Sees 33,000 ACA Enrollment Drop Since Subsidies Expired, More Likely on the Way
National Today: Virginia Sees Major ACA Enrollment Drop After Subsidy Expiration