US EditionAffordable Care Act premiums are set to spike. A new poll shows enrollees are already struggling
Without an extension, average ACA marketplace premiums will more than double next year, worsening financial strain for over 90% of enrollees relying on subsidies, KFF reports.
- KFF's survey of about 1,350 adults shows one in four ACA enrollees would consider going without coverage if premiums doubled next year, published Thursday.
- Congress remains deadlocked over enhanced premium tax credits as Democrats call for a straight extension and Republican lawmakers oppose, with no plan emerging from President Donald Trump and others.
- Survey data show many households would be strained by small increases, with 54% of ACA policyholders expecting costs to rise sharply and 58% unable to afford a $300 annual hike.
- Faced with doubling premiums, many marketplace enrollees say 67% would cut daily needs and one in three would shop for cheaper plans.
- With open enrollment underway and less than a month to go, KFF analysis found enhanced premium tax credits expiry would more than double average payments, raising urgency for shoppers.
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