Millions More Americans Uninsured After Lapse Of Premium Subsidies

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Source: Huff Post

Mar 19, 2026, 06:00 PM EDT | Updated 10 hours ago


Millions of Americans have lost health insurance after lawmakers let enhanced federal subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans expire following last year’s government shutdown battle, a study released Thursday found. About 1 in 10 Americans who were enrolled in an ACA plan last year now have no health coverage, according to surveys by the health care research nonprofit KFF. That amounts to around 2 million people.

“The prices are simply too high,” a 34-year-old Texas man who dropped coverage told researchers, saying his premiums would have been $800 a month for himself and his partner. “I don’t think we could afford our mortgage if I had to pay for health insurance.”

Among those who reenrolled in the ACA marketplace, 80% said their premiums, deductibles or co-pays have increased from last year. About half of enrollees characterize their costs as “a lot higher.” A majority of returning enrollees say they already have or will soon be cutting back on food and basic household supplies to afford their ACA plans this year.

That finding coincides with other research released last week that more than 80 million Americans ― about one-third of the country ― make daily trade-offs to afford health care, including by including rationing prescriptions, borrowing money, skipping meals, driving less and cutting back on utilities.

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/millions-uninsured-aca-premium-subsidies_n_69bc5760e4b0bb6debb82b68?origin=home-latest-news-unit

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Link to REPORT - https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/a-follow-up-survey-of-aca-marketplace-enrollees/

[msongs]

1. deceptive writing - after lawmakers let...should be - after republicans let nt

[EarthFirst]

2. Yet $93 billion was permitted to be frivolously spent at The Pentagon...

…in a ‘use it or lose it’ manner.

The funding to extend ACA subsidies is out there; it’s a choice not to fund it.

[TheRickles]

4. I don't know - it's not like we have $200B lying around waiting to be spent somewhere....

[Skittles]

3. so, it is working as designed

courtesy of the "pro-life Christian" party.....no money for health, but plenty for bombs

[jfz9580m]

5. Very sad and shameful

That finding coincides with other research released last week that more than 80 million Americans ― about one-third of the country ― make daily trade-offs to afford health care, including by including rationing prescriptions, borrowing money, skipping meals, driving less and cutting back on utilities.

[travelingthrulife]

6. The golden age.

[bmichaelh]

7. GOP bad for healthcare

It has already passed the House.
Senate may be afraid to pass it because Trump has said he might veto anyway.

Trump's plan is not much of a plan.
His talk about paying consumers directly and Health Savings Account is meaningless.
Unless he is prepared to go to single-payer, insurance will get the money anyway.

Thune and Johnson voted for Trump's ACA repeal in 2017.
Is GOP trying to repeal ACA in different ways?

[BumRushDaShow]

8. "Is GOP trying to repeal ACA in different ways?"

They have never stopped trying to repeal it or gut it since 2010.