Premium Disaster Watch: “This Isn’t Sustainable”: Republican Cuts Are Driving Up Health Care Costs Across the Board
After Republicans ripped away tax credits from millions of working families across the nation, premiums have skyrocketed and more than 8 million people have lost their health care — and it’s only going to get worse. In Georgia alone, 350,000 people dropped their ACA coverage as costs rose, while the Congressional Budget Office expects a total of nearly 16 million more people nationwide to be uninsured by 2034 thanks to the GOP health care cuts. After watching their premiums more than double this year, families purchasing coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are once again set to see premiums rise by an average of 15%. In states like Georgia and Washington, families are bracing for premium increases of over 20%. And it’s not just people getting coverage through the ACA; because of Donald Trump and Republicans, everyone, everywhere, will pay higher costs. Families that rely on employer-sponsored health care will face double-digit cost hikes in 2027, and major companies are already considering changes to their 2027 health benefits to offset rising plan costs. Every day that premiums continue to rise and workers lose benefits, working families across the nation pay the price for Republicans’ health care betrayal.
Recent National Coverage
USA Today: Major Companies to Cut Back on 2027 Health Benefits in Blow to Workers
Inkl: Major US Corporations Are Reportedly Modifying 2027 Health Benefits to Offset Rising Medical Costs
Time: More Americans Are Losing Health Insurance—And Everyone Will Pay
KFF: What’s Driving Rising Health Premiums?
Medical Daily: Marketplace, Medicare and Employer Plans All Cost More in 2027 as the Out of Pocket Cap Hits $12,000
California
KNBC: Catch 22: Californians Can’t Afford Health Insurance but Face Fines if They Drop It
Connecticut
CT Insider: For Some CT Residents, Double-Digit Health Insurance Hikes on the Way. ‘Left to Drown’
Delaware
Spotlight Delaware: Delaware ACA Insurance Premiums to Increase More Than 10% in 2027
Georgia
Dalton Daily Citizen: 900K Georgians Could See ACA Premiums Soar — Again
Michigan
Michigan Independent: New Data Highlights Declining Affordable Care Act Enrollment in Michigan
Ohio
The Plain Dealer: ACA Insurance Costs Keep Climbing for Ohioans, With Another Price Jump Expected
Springfield News-Sun: Health Insurance Premiums Estimated to Increased Upwards of 10%, Analyses Say
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA: Health Insurance Rates Poised to Rise Again as Pa. Regulators Claim Limited Power to Control Increases
Texas
NBC5: ‘It Doesn’t Have to Be Like This’: Thousands of Texans Lost Health Insurance This Year
Washington
Yakima Herald-Republic: Affordable Care Act Insurance Costs to Rise Steeply Again in Washington