Source: The American Prospect
by David Dayen
“Within the next 90 days, the 24 million enrollees in Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance exchanges will get notices about massive new cost burdens to renew their coverage. This will be perceived as a direct result of the policies of the Trump administration and congressional Republicans. That perception has the benefit of being accurate. The combination of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s (OBBBA) cuts to Medicaid (and, unless Congress does something about it, to Medicare) and the failure to extend enhanced ACA tax credits for exchange participants will cause roughly 15 million Americans to lose their health insurance, according to the latest estimates. Those who hang on to pay the higher rates are disproportionately likely to really need insurance due to medical conditions. This will tend to create sicker insurance pools, meaning more claims payouts by insurers.” (07/22/25)
https://prospect.org/health/2025-07-22-countdown-clock-begins-health-insurance-premium-increases/