ACA Enrollees Face 'Devastating' Choices As Loss Of Subsidies Makes Insurance Unaffordable For Many

On the last day to sign up for an Affordable Care Act plan for the year, those seeking health insurance must choose between paying skyrocketing premiums or risking financial catastrophe if they get sick.
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Putting the Extraordinary Increase in ACA Premiums in 2026 in Perspective

ACA premiums increased by 21.7 percent on average in 2026 — far outpacing expected premium increases in the employer-sponsored insurance market. Photo: RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/Denver Post via In 2026,

Marrying for health insurance? The ACA cost crisis forces some drastic choices

While Congress debates bringing back Affordable Care Act subsidies, many Americans have already made life-altering decisions to afford health care.

Obamacare enrollment in Florida plummets in 2026 as insurance costs soar

An early report shows that hundreds of thousands of Floridians dropped Obamacare as subsidies expired with the dawn of 2026.

Some Americans say they'll go without health insurance as ACA rates spike

After the ACA tax credit lapsed in December, enrollees are opting for less robust health plans or dropping coverage altogether.
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What the ACA marketplace could mean for your health insurance premiums

Thursday is the deadline for open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act marketplace. Thousands of Ohioans could see their health insurance premiums increase within days. Brian O’Rourke, with the Health Policy Institute of Ohio,
Marietta Times

ACA Insurance enrollment session opens today

While the additional subsidies remain undecided in Congress, an enrollment session for health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at the Vienna Public Library.
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Florida leads the nation in the drop in Obamacare enrollment

ACA enrollment fell in 2026 as extended tax credits approved during the COVID-19 pandemic expired. Florida experienced the largest fall-off in the county, with more than a quarter of a million fewer people signing up.
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‘Forgotten middle class’: Some Delawareans face skyrocketing ACA premiums after enhanced tax credits expire

Subsidies that helped Delawareans who earn above 400% of the federal poverty level expired last year, and Congress has yet to renew them.

Affordable Care Act enrollments are down amid increased premiums

The end of temporary subsidies for Affordable Care Act health insurance policies is causing many to lower or end their coverage amid open enrollment.
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