Newsweek Article with KFF Interactive Map Shows ACA Premium Increases Without Subsidies.

by Merlin196360

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Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025 Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025 at 11:56:59am PST

For once, Newsweek has an interesting article about how health insurance premiums for those obtaining it through the ACA will increase for next year when the enhanced subsidies dry up. Basically, Newsweek pulled this information from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF). There is an interactive map for how ACA enrollees will be affected, at least for your 60-year-old person earning 401% above the poverty line (approximately 62K a year).

Here is the link.

Sorry, but I’m no computer tech. Therefore, I cannot “borrow” the interactive map directly. But the biggest losers are Alaska, West Virginia, and West Virginia. All of those states see premium increases over 400% (basically that 60-year-old is going to see his/her premium above 2,200 dollars a month). Most states see at least a doubling of the premiums.

My lovely state of Kentucky gets to see a 182% increase in premiums for those who obtain health insurance through the ACA with tax subsidies. However, at least 500,000 in KY received first time health insurance through the Medicaid expansion, which is going to be cut.

But don’t worry folks. Trump and the GOP have plans for bringing down premiums and providing great care. It’s called THE NOTHING PLAN. We simply go back to the days before the ACA, when insurance companies could discriminate against the sick with pre-existing conditions. And young people could buy junk insurance.