2026 price hikes hit ACA health insurance plans
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As enhanced subsidies expire, many Americans covered under the Affordable Care Act are having trouble paying for insurance.
The state’s Obamacare market program, Covered California, expects as many as 400,000 people to go uninsured. In Maryland, which has far fewer impacted people to take care of, the poorest will see a more generous subsidy but people at higher income levels will receive a partial boost as well.
People who warn that President Obama’s healthcare law is in dire straits often point to rising health insurance premiums as proof. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has called premium increases on Affordable Care Act exchanges “astronomically high.”
A failure by Congress to pass Obamacare subsidies means premiums are set to skyrocket for millions of Americans starting on Thursday.
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President Trump is obviously angered by inflation in health insurance, calling carriers “money sucking.” Major benefit consultants including Aon and WTW are forecasting employer costs for providing coverage in 2026 will rise from 9.5% to 10.3%.
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