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80% of ACA Enrollees Face Rising Costs, Cut Essentials

3/19/2026

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A Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) survey finds 80% of Americans with ACA marketplace insurance report higher health care costs since enhanced tax credits expired.
Priscilla Brown of Florida illustrates the impact, as 55% of enrollees cut spending on food.
Some enrollees have dropped coverage altogether and are now uninsured.
Respondents blame rising costs on health insurers and Republican lawmakers, urging restored subsidies and cost reforms ahead of the midterm elections.

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A Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) survey finds 80% of Americans with ACA marketplace insurance report higher health care costs since enhanced tax credits expired.
Priscilla Brown of Florida illustrates the impact, as 55% of enrollees cut spending on food.
Some enrollees have dropped coverage altogether and are now uninsured.
Respondents blame rising costs on health insurers and Republican lawmakers, urging restored subsidies and cost reforms ahead of the midterm elections.