[1]National Nurses United



Earlier this week, the Democratic Party failed to stand strong together in
demanding that Republicans restore desperately needed health care
subsidies for working people as a condition of agreeing to reopen the
federal government.

Eight Democratic Senators caved, enabling the Republican majority in
Congress to advance their government funding deal without an extension on
Affordable Care Act subsidies, which will expire at the end of the year
and cause health insurance premiums to skyrocket.

But millions of Americans are already seeing their health care costs
increase right now, thanks to insurance companies’ response to President
Trump and the GOP’s "One Big Beautiful Bill" (H.R. 1) passed this summer,
which guts Medicare and other federal health programs by nearly $1
trillion to pay for billionaire tax breaks.

Since open enrollment for 2026 health care plans through the ACA
marketplace started on November 1st, people across the country have taken
to social media to share the shocking price increases:

[ [link removed] ]Social media screenshot reading: #PostYourPremiums I live in one of the
better states for health care. My health care plan is more than doubling
in cost without the credits and my deductible is increasing by two-thirds.
I manage a few chronic conditions.

[ [link removed] ]Social media screenshot reading: This is how the increase in health
insurance premiums will impact us: $833.37 MORE per month. We’ll have to
spend a total of $28,506 for health insurance premiums next year, plus I’m
estimating another $6,000 to $7,000 in out-of-pocket costs.

On average, premiums will cost 20% more — the largest rate change insurers
have requested since 2018.^1 Some face double, triple, or even quadruple
the rates they were previously paying!^2

[ [link removed] ]ABC News: Obamacare enrollee sees premium spike over 300% as sign-up
period begins: ‘This will devastate us.’ The ACA enrollment period has
begun as lawmakers argue over subsidies.

Higher premiums, deductibles, and other health care costs will force
millions of families to choose between going to the doctor or buying
groceries — and they will only get worse when Republicans let the ACA
subsidies for middle-class families expire in December.

We shouldn’t have to subsidize insurance companies in the first place —
it’s merely a band-aid on a deeply broken health care system. Extending
these subsidies can stem the bleeding, but we need to overhaul the broken
structure entirely by establishing universal health care through Medicare
for All.

We must keep fighting these political attacks on our care while building
public pressure to pass Medicare for All in Congress. One powerful way of
bringing more people into our movement is by sharing your experiences with
others.

[ [link removed] ]Have you seen your out-of-pocket health care costs go up, impacting you
and your family? Take a moment to share your health care story with us
today →

[ [link removed] ]Share Your Story »

Thanks for continuing to join us in this fight. We will continue fighting
to win a transformative Medicare for All system that will guarantee all
people health care as a human right. We believe a better future is
possible, but working people must push it forward.

In solidarity,

National Nurses United

 

[ [link removed] ]1 - Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
[ [link removed] ]2 - ABC News



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