ACA Premiums Set to Spike

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Americans will pay a lot more for health insurance next year, according to analysis from KFF, a nonpartisan health policy research group. Those who buy insurance through the Affordable Care Act will see premiums rise an average of 75%. This includes millions of Americans who don’t have employer-sponsored insurance and don’t qualify for Medicaid or Medicare.Insurance companies attribute the price hikes to the end of government subsidies, which he…

Health care premiums set to rise sharply for millions in ACA Marketplace in 2026

Health care costs are climbing, and so are premiums under the Affordable Care Act. In 2026, more than 300 insurers that offer coverage through the ACA Marketplace plan to propose an average premium increase of 18%. That’s at least 11 percentage points higher than the average hike proposed the previous year. Rising premiums on the horizon Insurers proposing premium changes include companies such as Blue Cross and Blue Shield, UnitedHealthcare Ins…

Affordable Care Act Marketplace Premiums Expected to Skyrocket

Insurers with Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace plans have submitted their rates for 2026 and they show a massive spike in premiums. A new KFF analysis shows that ACA insurers are hiking premiums by a median rate of about 18%, the largest increase since 2018. These numbers reflect a great deal of uncertainty, inflation, and economic instability affecting the health care market. Most of these factors are out of congressional control. One aspe…

ACA plans want to hike premiums by median of 18% next year: KFF

The KFF’s projection is steeper than an older analysis that relied on less complete data. It’s the largest increase that ACA insurers have asked for in more than five years as payers brace for membership turmoil.

Obamacare Premiums Set to Spike 18 Percent

Rates for health insurance premiums in the federal government marketplace are expected to increase by 18% in 2026, a spike of 11 percentage points over 2025. The proposed rates are preliminary and could change before being completed in late summer, The Hill reported Wednesday, citing an analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation. The analysis includes proposed rate changes from 312 insurers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. It would…

ACA premiums set to spike

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story  ACA premiums set to spike  People who buy health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are set to see a median premium increase of 18 percent, more than double last year’s 7 percent median proposed increase, according…