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Jacson6

(1,886 posts)
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 04:17 PM Yesterday

New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000

New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000
The Trump administration is proposing Obamacare plans that it says will lower health insurance premiums. But critics warn they would make care unaffordable.
The Trump administration’s proposed new rules for Obamacare plans next year would shift more health care costs to Americans, with much higher deductibles that could lead to larger medical bills.

Under the proposal, people who rely on the Affordable Care Act for their health insurance coverage could choose plans with much lower monthly premiums. But that could leave them exposed to medical expenses totaling thousands of dollars more than A.C.A. plans do now before their insurance would kick in.

Heading into the midterm elections, offering these new plans is one of few options open to the Trump administration to lower Obamacare premiums that do not require congressional approval. Affordability has become a campaign mantra for Democrats: Health care costs were viewed as the top economic concern in a recent public opinion poll from KFF, a health research group.

In his State of the Union address, Mr. Trump blamed “the crushing costs of health care” on the Affordable Care Act, saying the program funneled money to the big insurance companies, He advocated sending the payments directly to Americans, so they could “buy their own health care, which will be better health care at a much lower cost.”


A $31k medical deductible. American families can pay that out of their huge savings accounts!


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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/health/obamacare-health-insurance-rollbacks.html

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New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000 (Original Post) Jacson6 Yesterday OP
He can't change the ACA without Congress tintinvotes 23 hrs ago #1
Trying to meet a $30,000 deductible would CRUSH most .... 70sEraVet 21 hrs ago #2

70sEraVet

(5,407 posts)
2. Trying to meet a $30,000 deductible would CRUSH most ....
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 06:24 PM
21 hrs ago

of the households that NEED ACA.
He is determined to kill ObamaCare, along with all the people who are on it.

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