KFF Health News December 19, 2025
I’ve been checking on the progress of the Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment season, which is happening as Congress continues to debate whether to extend the subsidies that have given consumers extra help paying their health insurance premiums.
The story drew responses from readers facing large cost increases if these enhanced subsidies expire. They wrote about trying to find ways to squeeze hundreds of dollars a month out of family budgets, or even facing the possibility of going uninsured — and thus not being able to continue cancer or arthritis treatment. A few said they were waiting to see whether Congress would act, while others were enrolling but choosing less expensive plans with higher annual deductibles.
Those cost...
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