Health care premium prices are skyrocketing after Donald Trump and Republicans passed the largest health care cuts in U.S. history, slashing over $1 trillion from Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to fund tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations. Because of these policies, insurance companies have already indicated they plan to raise premiums for 24 million Americans by an average of 15 percent — and it gets worse. Republicans have also eliminated key tax credits for middle-class families, which will force over 20 million of these Americans to pay an average of 75 percent more for their coverage. As a result of this health care disaster that Trump and Republicans have created, millions of families will see their premiums nearly double this fall. Countless hardworking families will lose life-saving coverage and go without care, and for millions more, it will make the already-rising cost of living even harder to shoulder. Rather than lowering health care costs, Trump and Republicans chose to protect the interests of billionaires and big corporations at the expense of everyday Americans.
Protect Our Care’s Premium Disaster Watch exposes how Donald Trump and Republicans’ spending bill is driving up health care premiums for millions of families nationwide, putting affordable coverage further out of reach.
HEADLINES
KFF: Why Young Americans Dread Turning 26: Health Insurance Chaos
Axios: Obamacare Sticker Shock Could Jolt Republicans.
The Independent: People On ‘Obamacare’ Health Insurance Are Set To See Premiums Jump By 18% – Study.
Healthcare Dive: ACA Plans Want To Hike Premiums By Median Of 18% Next Year: KFF.
National Journal: OUTLOOK: Health Insurance Premiums Could Skyrocket If Enhanced ACA Tax Credits Are Not Renewed, New Analysis Shows.
Barron’s: Retiring Early? Prepare for Higher Healthcare Premiums.
Investopedia: ACA Health Insurance Premiums Set To Post Biggest Jump In 7 Years.
The Washington Post (Opinion): The Price Increases That Should Cause Americans More Alarm.
The Keystone: Health Insurance Companies Increase Premiums Following Trump’s ”One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”
13News Now: Virginia Health Insurance Premiums Could Skyrocket Following A Tax Credit’s Expiration.
13News Now: Tax Credits For The Affordable Care Act Could Expire By Year’s End. Now, VA’s Insurance Providers Are Proposing Hikes To Premiums.
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Sticker Shock: Hospitals Say Tax Credit That Keeps People Healthy At Risk.
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Virginia’s Obamacare Premiums Set To Jump Sharply, SCC Reports.
WVTF: Virginians With Marketplace Plans Could See Premiums Rise Next Year.
KFSM-TV: Arkansas Health Insurers Seeking Significant 2026 Rate Hikes.
Straight Arrow News: Health Care Premiums Set To Rise Sharply For Millions In ACA Marketplace In 2026.
Denver7: Coloradans Could See Higher Health Insurance Premiums If Federal Tax Credits Expire.
NFIB: In Maine, Steep Health Insurance Rate Hikes Possible.
RESEARCH REPORTS
Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker: How Much And Why ACA Marketplace Premiums Are Going Up In 2026.