As Republicans rip away the very tax credits that helped keep health care affordable, skyrocketing premiums are shattering the peace of mind families once had. Across the country, hard-working families are losing sleep, farmers are wondering if they can keep their homes, small businesses are questioning their future, and millions are bracing for impossible choices as premiums surge. Whether it’s Alabama parents, California gig workers, Colorado mountain communities, or Texans on the ACA, one cause ties these stories together — Republicans blew up our health care system, and now ordinary people are left to pick up the pieces.
National Coverage
Politico: Obamacare Premiums Are Skyrocketing. Republicans Can’t Figure Out What to Do.
USA Today: Millions Could Go Without Health Care Coverage In 2026. Here’s Why.
InsuranceNewsNet: When Health Insurance Tax Credits Disappear, So Does My Family’s Peace of Mind
Civil Eats: Farmers Face Prospect of Skyrocketing Healthcare Premiums
American Prospect: Panic Tears Through U.S. as Health Insurance Costs Spike
Marca: ACA Subsidy Cliff: The Families Most at Risk as Premium Tax Credits Expire in 2026
Alabama
WBRC: Thousands of Alabamians Face Health Insurance Cost Increases as Tax Credits Expire
California
Mercury News: Bay Area Affordable Care Act Policyholders Brace for Price Hikes
Turlock Journal: Covered California Enrollment Is Open. But Without an Extension of Tax Credits, Will Thousands in the Valley Be Unable to Pay?
KQED: ‘We Can’t Afford to Stay’: Californians Weigh Drastic Moves as Health Premiums Rise
Colorado
Aspen Times: As Colorado’s Health Insurance Costs Rise, Western Slope Residents Face ‘Tough Choices’ Next Year
Summit Daily: As Colorado’s Health Insurance Costs Rise, Mountain Residents Face ‘Tough Choices’ Next Year
Florida
Axios: Tampa Bay’s Looming Health Care Crisis
Florida Today: What Will Impact on Floridians Be if Affordable Care Act Tax Credits Aren’t Extended?
Georgia
Politico: Republicans Face a Health Care Backlash in Georgia as Subsidies Set to Expire
Hawaii
Honolulu Star-Advertiser: Independent Workers in Hawaii Brace for Skyrocketing Health Premiums
Indiana
Mirror Indy: Hoosiers on ACA Health Plans Feel the Pain of Spiking Premiums
Iowa
Axios: Some Iowans Face $1K+ Monthly Health Insurance Spike
Kansas
KCUR: This Kansas Diner Owner Says She’ll Have to Go Without Health Insurance if Federal Subsidies End
Kentucky
Kentucky Lantern: Opinion: Health Care Costs Are Eye-Popping, but Republicans Offer Nothing Much as a Solution
My WYMC: Kentuckians Urged to Review Health Plans as Premiums Hike
Maine
Maine Morning Star: As Congress Begins Health Care Debate, Mainers Grapple With Insurance Price Hikes
Minnesota
Minnesota Star Tribune: Where the Health Insurance Tax Credit Debate Hits Hardest in Minnesota
Mississippi
Insurance News Net: Rising Health Insurance Marketplace Premiums Could Leave 200,000 Mississippians Uncovered Next Year
Montana
Eastern Progress: Rising Health Care Costs: What the Affordable Care Act Debate Means for Montanans
New Hampshire
Valley News: Upper Valley Residents Among Those to See Health Insurance Costs Rise as Subsidies End
New Jersey
NorthJersey.com: Why Are Health Insurance Premiums Rising?
New York
Lohud: Opinion: For New York Small Businesses, the Cost of Health Care Is No Longer a Benefit
Oklahoma
Tulsa World: Health Insurance ‘Crisis on Our Hands’: Many Could See ACA, Other Premiums Doubling
Oregon
Portland Business Journal: Extreme Sticker Shock Greets Oregon Health Insurance Shoppers
Pennsylvania
PennLive: Are Health Insurance Premiums Skyrocketing Where You Live in Pa.? Here’s Why
Texas
Fox 7: Millions of Texans Face Huge Premium Hike as ACA Tax Credits Expire
Vermont
VT Digger: ‘We Don’t Have a Safety Net’: A Family Confronts a Future Without Health Insurance
Virginia
Virginia Independent: Spike in ACA Insurance Premiums Looms in 2026 as Republicans Block Renewal of Subsidies
WSLS: Virginia Residents Brace for 20% Health Insurance Premium Hike in 2026 Amid Subsidy Cuts and Tax Credit Uncertainty
Virginia Mercury: Clock Runs Down On ACA Subsidies As Families Brace For Rising Health-Care Costs
Washington
Camas-Washougal Post-Record: Thousands in Clark County Uncertain About Health Care Costs as Government Reopens Without Tax Credit Extension
Wisconsin
WSAW: Central Wisconsin Families Face Health Insurance Uncertainty as ACA Premium Tax Credit Expires
Wyoming
WyoFile: ‘It’s Terrifying.’ Wyoming Leads Country With Highest Jump in Obamacare costs