Ahead of SOTU, Protect Our Care’s Newest Report Grades Trump’s Health Care Record — He Flunks at Lowering Costs But Gets an A+ For Enriching Billionaires
From bustling coastal cities to rural heartland towns, the American people have had enough of the Trump-GOP health care affordability crisis. Trump will undoubtedly boast about how well Wall Street is performing tonight, but polling shows that 71% of Americans are very concerned about the cost of health care, and 72% rate his economy as poor or fair. It is no surprise, then, that health care affordability is now Americans’ top pocketbook concern. No amount of grandstanding and theater at the lectern will change the fact that ripping away working families’ tax credits to bankroll tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations will be the GOP’s undoing at the ballot box in November. In the meantime, while Trump and congressional Republicans pretend their policies haven’t jacked up premiums for nearly 22 million Americans — including working families, small business owners, and caregivers — they cannot hide from the coverage.
Recent National Coverage:
Business Insider: A Single Mom’s ACA Premium Jumped From $3 to $164. Now She’s Skipping Her Medications.
CNBC: The ACA Health Coverage Subsidy Lapse Hit 22 Million People. Here Are Some of Their Stories
LA Times: Trump’s Response to Spike in ACA Prices: Lower Premiums, Sharply Higher Out-of-Pocket Costs
KFF Health News: ACA Subsidies Expired. Open Enrollment Ended. But It Will Still Take Awhile To Register the Results.
Forbes: When Health Insurance Becomes The Whole Paycheck
MoneyWise: Americans Wonder How They Can Stay Healthy — Or Even Alive — As Affordable Care Act Subsidies Expire. Millions Consider Plans They Can’t Afford
Healthinsurance.org: Marketplace Enrollees Face Return of the ‘Subsidy Cliff’ in 2026
People’s World: Congress Failure to Extend ACA Tax Credits Is Attack on Working-Class Black Families
InsuranceNewsNet: Health Insurance: Premiums Soar as ACA Subsidies End
Arizona
AZ Mirror: Arizona ACA Enrollment Plummets by 66,000 as Premium Tax Credits Expire
California
The Observer: Black Californians Hit by Massive Premium Hikes as Subsidies Vanish
Florida
Palm Beach Post: Florida Family Cringes at New $3,430 Obamacare Health Insurance Bill
NewsWeek: Florida Senior Sees Health Insurance Premium Spike 259%
Fox 13 Tampa Bay: Hillsborough County Health Care Plan Sees Surge After Federal Subsidies Expire
Kentucky
The Lexington Times: Fewer Kentuckians Covered by Aca Health Insurance Plans as Subsidies Stall in u.s. Senate
Maryland
WYPR: Johns Hopkins Study Finds ACA Credits Were Huge Win for Maryland & U.S. Healthcare Enrollment
Michigan
MLive: Michigan Nurse Goes Without Health Insurance as ACA Costs Double for 2026
Nevada
KNPR: The First Higher Health Insurance Premium Bills of the Year Are Coming Due. Their Impact Is Still Unclear.
New Hampshire
Keene Sentinel: As Health Insurance Costs Rise, Locals Confront Impacts
New York
York Daily Record: This York County Couple Was Hit With a 221% Health Insurance Increase
Lohud: NY Woman’s Health Premiums Spike $10K After Congress Let ACA Aid Expire
Pocono Record: In Monroe County, 21% of ACA Enrollees Drop Coverage as Costs Spike
North Carolina
WFAE: ACA Enrollment Dropped Sharply in North Carolina. More People Across the State Are Expected to Lose Coverage
Ohio
Ohio Capital Journal: Advocacy Group Says More Than 113,000 Ohioans Are Now Going Without Affordable Care Act Coverage
Oklahoma
KOSU: Oklahomans Seek Cheaper Ways to Pay for Health Care After ACA Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire
Pennsylvania
Bucks County Beacon: Thanks to Republican Medicaid and ACA Cuts, Pennsylvanians Find Themselves in a Health Care Crisis
WVIA: 1 in 5 Pennie Enrollees Drop Health Insurance After Expiration of Affordable Care Act Tax Credits
Times Leader: Opinion: Pennsylvania Families With Disabilities Face a Healthcare Cliff – The Senate Must Act Now
Erie Times-News: Pennie Health Insurance Plans Soared 80% for Erie County This Year
Pocono Record: In Monroe County, 21% of ACA Enrollees Drop Coverage as Costs Spike
The Pennsylvania Independent: ‘No One Can Afford This’: Pennsylvanians Struggle as Health Care Costs Soar
Bucks County Courier Times: How Much More Are Bucks County, PA Residents Paying for ACA Insurance
Utah
Salt Lake Tribune: Utah’s Obamacare Enrollment Has Dropped by Thousands
Virginia
WHRO: HIV Treatment for Thousands of Virginians in Jeopardy After Loss of ACA Insurance Tax Credits, Drug Rebates
Washington
Union Bulletin: Expired Federal Subsidies Leave Fewer Walla Walla Residents With Health Insurance