Premium Disaster Watch: The Republican Health Care Disaster Keeps Getting Worse as Families Face More Premium Hikes — Protect Our Care
The health care affordability crisis Donald Trump and Republicans created is deepening by the day. Across the country, families are getting hit with another wave of premium hikes, insurers are. . .
The health care affordability crisis Donald Trump and Republicans created is deepening by the day. Across the country, families are getting hit with another wave of premium hikes, insurers are pulling back from the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, hospitals are warning of growing financial strain, and small businesses are struggling to keep coverage affordable for their employees. State after state is reporting double-digit premium increases for 2027, following last year’s massive spikes, as Americans continue to pay the price for Republicans’ decision to rip away the health care tax credits that helped millions afford coverage. Every headline tells the same story: health care is becoming even more expensive, coverage is slipping further out of reach, and the damage from Republican health care cuts is only getting worse. Recent National CoverageKCUR: Healthcare Costs Have More Than Doubled for Many Farmers This Year, on Top of Soaring ExpensesStateline: Obamacare Enrollment Declines in 49 StatesReuters: Molina Plummets as It Expects to Halve Its Obamacare PresenceFierce Healthcare: Molina Healthcare Plans More Marketplace Exits as ACA Segment FaltersMarketScreener: Molina Healthcare Sharply Cuts Its Obamacare Business as Costs RiseBenefitsPRO: Affordable Care Act Subsidy Cuts Hit Hospitals HardNPR: Staying in a Job for the Health Insurance? About 1 in 4 Americans Do, a Survey SaysKFF: How Has ACA Marketplace Enrollment Changed Across States in 2026?CaliforniaSanta Cruz Sentinel: Covered California Rates to Jump Nearly 10% as Thousands Struggle to Afford CoverageCBS News: Rising Health Insurance Costs Force Bay Area Small Businesses Into Tough ChoicesPolitico Pro:Covered California Insurance Premiums to Jump Almost 10 Percent Next YearBakersfield. com: Covered California Health Insurance Premiums for San Joaquin Valley Enrollees Will Rise by About 11% or More in 2027SFGate: Regional: Covered California Premiums To Increase By Almost 10% In 2027Mountain View Voice: Covered California Health Care Premiums to Increase by Almost 10%ColoradoCPR News: Consumers Who Buy Individual Health Insurance Through ACA Can Expect Premiums to Rise Next YearDenver Post: Colorado Health Insurers Seek 11% Increase in Premiums on ACA MarketAspen Times: Coloradans on the Western Slope Could See Affordable Care Act Premiums Rise by Nearly 15% in 2027FloridaOrlando Sentinel: Opinion: Teachers’ Rising Healthcare Costs May Be Unbearable BurdenIowaDakota News Now: Iowa ACA Health Insurance Premiums Set to Rise for Thousands in 2027KTIV:Iowa ACA Health Insurance Premiums Set to Rise for Thousands in 2027MassachusettsCommonWealth Beacon: Small Businesses Still in Line for Double-Digit Health Premium Increases — With Some ReliefMichiganAlpena News: Michigan Affordable Care Act Marketplace Enrollment Slumps Amid Rising CostsMississippiMississippi Today: Health Insurance Costs Leave Older Mississippians Without CareNew YorkSILive: Nearly 500K New Yorkers Lose Health Plan After Federal CutsLoHud: Health Insurance Costs Poised to Spike in NY. What to Expect in 2027OhioWOUB: Ohio Leads the Nation in Percentage of Those Who Dropped ACA Healthcare CoverageSpectrum1: Rising Healthcare Costs Are Reshaping Ohio’s Midterm ElectionsCleveland. com: ACA Plan Selections Fall More Than 20% in Cuyahoga, Summit CountiesPennsylvaniaCBS Pittsburgh: Affordable Care Act Rates Could Increase Again in PennsylvaniaPittsburgh Post-Gazette: Requested 2027 Affordable Care Act Rate Increases Average 17. 1%WHYY: Pennsylvania ACA Health Insurers Propose Double-Digit Premium Increases for 2027PennLive: Pa. Health Insurers Want Significant Hike in Obamacare Rates for 2027TribLive: Health Insurance Companies Seek Average 17. 1% Premium Increase for PennieSouth CarolinaGreenville News: Opinion: Expand Healthcare Access, Lower Costs for Healthy CommunitiesWyomingWyoming Public Radio: A Tale of Two States: New Mexico and Wyoming in a Post-ACA Subsidy Era