Across the country, health care is in crisis. Since taking power, Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans have launched an all-out assault on our health care system. From slashing Medicaid to driving rural hospitals off a cliff to ending health care tax credits, they have created a disaster for working families and only helped billionaires get richer. Now Americans who buy insurance on their own will see their premium costs skyrocket. Beginning in 2026, Republicans have made sure that premiums will increase by an average of 136 percent more every single year. This will exacerbate the uninsured rate and raise costs for hard-working Americans at a time when too many are struggling to make ends meet. It’s time for Republicans to fix the mess they created. Every day they stall, more Americans are forced to choose between keeping a roof over their head, food on the table, or life-saving coverage. The choice is clear: side with billionaires and big corporations and let the crisis get worse, or finally stand with hard-working Americans.
By the Numbers
There are 24,319,713 Americans on the state ACA marketplace who will be forced to pay $627 more each year on average for their health insurance.
Around 14,200,000 Americans will lose their health care coverage entirely thanks to Republican premium increases and the Big, Ugly bill.
A 45-year-old making $62,000 will see their average annual premium costs rise by $3,032 to hit $8,472 annually.
A 60-year-old couple making $82,000 will see their average annual premium costs rise by $24,621 to hit $31,846 annually.
A family of four making $126,000 will see their average annual premium costs rise by $12,764 to hit $23,814 annually.
Hospitals and clinics across the United States are already struggling to stay open after Republicans passed the largest health care cuts in history. Now, thanks to Republicans gutting the premium tax credits and hiking Americans’ premiums, providers will lose an additional $32.1 billion in funding.