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Drew Altman @drewaltman.bsky.social · 4d

Four in ten who buy their own coverage say they would go without coverage if ACA premiums doubled. They will increase 114% if enhanced tax credits are not extended: on.kff.org/4nACyIk

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Drew Altman @drewaltman.bsky.social · 4d

Politically its Republicans in swing districts who could lose who have to worry most about ACA premium hikes blowing back on them. But its Republicans everywhere whose constituents will be most affected by the hikes: on.kff.org/3VQ3kjF

KFF graphic featuring a quote from Emma Wager, KFF Senior Policy Analyst, Program on the ACA. It says, "Nationwide, 93% of ACA Marketplace enrollees received premium tax credits in 2025, but enrollees living in states won by President Trump in 2024 were even more likely to have subsidized coverage... Additionally, 80% of all premium tax credits ($115 billion) went to ACA Marketplace enrollees in Trump-won states."

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Drew Altman @drewaltman.bsky.social · 7d

Another reason health costs will spike. Get ready for a run on GLP-1’s by admirals and generals. thehill.com/policy/defen...

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Drew Altman @drewaltman.bsky.social · 7d

They are going to need a new poster.

Our new number, based on new information: ACA premiums will rise an average of 114%. on.kff.org/3WfWxjj

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Drew Altman @drewaltman.bsky.social · 9d

Two KFF findings Republicans might want to consider when deciding how much they care about the looming 100+% premium spike:

More than 1/4 of farmers and ranchers are marketplace enrollees.

Almost 1/2 of enrollees are small business owners or work for them.

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KFF @kff.org · 13d

The Senate’s failure to pass a spending bill last week raises the stakes for 24M people in the ACA marketplaces who could see significantly higher premiums next year if the enhanced tax credits expire.

More from @drewaltman.bsky.social via @nytimes.com: nyti.ms/46k2XE2

KFF graphic featuring a quote from Drew Altman, KFF President and CEO, that was featured in a New York Times article titled “Why Obamacare Bills May Double Next Year” published on September 24, 2025. The quote says, “The consequences are potentially pretty dire for the 24 million people in the marketplaces whose costs are going to skyrocket.”

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KFF @kff.org · 11d

In his latest column, KFF’s @drewaltman.bsky.social explains how higher health insurance premiums in the marketplaces — if enhanced ACA tax credits expire — could strain family budgets already stretched by food, housing, and utility costs. https://on.kff.org/48wSuXi

Alt text: Dark blue background with white text that features a quote from KFF President and CEO Drew Altman. It says, “Almost 24 million moderate-income working people will experience the loss of the enhanced tax credits in the context of family budgets already straining to pay for food, utilities and housing. They don’t look at it the way we often do in health— ‘it’s X dollars more.’ They experience it as X dollars more on top of everything else. And right now, most everything else is also going up.” This quote is from Drew’s latest “Beyond the Data” column.

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Drew Altman @drewaltman.bsky.social · 11d

How will it affect family budgets if the ACA enhanced tax credits are not extended?

For lower income (23k) the increase alone is a quarter of what they spend on food. More moderate income (80k), well more than 2x their food budget.

My latest column:

How an ACA Premium Spike Will Affect Family Budgets, and Voters

In his latest column, President and CEO Dr. Drew Altman shows how spiking premiums, which may come if the enhanced ACA tax credits are not extended, will hit people in the context of their family budg...

on.kff.org

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Drew Altman @drewaltman.bsky.social · 14d

Our tracking polls on health misinformation and trust have found a large muddled middle. Confused and unsure who and what to believe they are up for grabs.

Yesterday’s announcement on Tylenol and autism will add significantly to it.

The Problem Isn’t Trust in Vaccines, It’s That People Don’t Know Who to Trust

In a new “Beyond the Data” column, KFF’s President and CEO Dr. Drew Altman analyzes years of KFF polling on vaccines in light of the current controversies about them. The real problem, he says, is not...

www.kff.org

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Drew Altman @drewaltman.bsky.social · 26d

We work hard at @kff.org to be experts who are communicators, too. It’s why I say “communications is everyone’s job” here.

A great example today in JAMA from @larrylevitt.bsky.social Levitt — storylines for The Pitt.

Potential Storylines From Trump-Era Health Care Cuts

This JAMA Forum discusses the ramifications of the Republican tax and spending law and presents storylines that may be used in the next season of the television show The Pitt to illustrate these healt...

jamanetwork.com

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Drew Altman @drewaltman.bsky.social · 27d

Will it add to the seemingly growing pressure to make a deal and extend the enhanced ACA tax credits to learn that - half of all marketplace enrollees work for small businesses or are self employed?

About Half of Adults with ACA Marketplace Coverage are Small Business Owners, Employees, or Self-Employed | KFF

This analysis estimates that 48% of adults under age 65 with individual market coverage are either employed by a small business with fewer than 25 workers, self-employed entrepreneurs, or small busine...

www.kff.org

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Drew Altman @drewaltman.bsky.social · Sep 4

Our poll of parents on vaccines with the Washington Post suggests there may be more blowback than imitation after Florida’s move to eliminate childhood vax requirements. Even 7 in 10 MAGA parents support the requirements (and 82% of FLA parents).

Most Parents Nationally and in Florida Want Schools to Require Vaccines

As Florida moves to end its mandates, early release findings from a new KFF-Washington Post survey show that parents overwhelmingly support current laws that require children to be vaccinated against ...

on.kff.org

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Drew Altman @drewaltman.bsky.social · Sep 3

As sources of vaccine info move away from CDC and fragment — to doctors, state health departments, professional societies — this is who the public trusts:

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Drew Altman @drewaltman.bsky.social · Sep 3

The ACA tax credits are the biggest unresolved health policy issue before Congress. But with both sides bobbing and weaving, and the news media focused elsewhere, the prognosis is unclear. on.kff.org/3HTxsHy

Green background with white text that features a quote from KFF President and CEO Drew Altman. It says, “Taken together, the conflicting Democratic priorities, Republican ambivalence about, and opposition to, extending the credits, and early media inattention, has generated confusion and lack of focus on one of, if not the biggest, single health policy decisions of the year.” This quote is from Drew’s latest “Beyond the Data” column.

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Drew Altman @drewaltman.bsky.social · Sep 1

Everybody is schizophrenic about prior authorization. They hate it, but they need it to control costs and limit unnecessary care. So they try to do it smarter. Except there’s one group who has no use for it at all: Patients.

Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures

www.nytimes.com

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Drew Altman @drewaltman.bsky.social · Aug 30

Just 14% of the public have a lot of trust in CDC on vaccines. How many will trust it after this week’s ugly purge? Was that the idea?

The Problem Isn’t Trust in Vaccines, It’s That People Don’t Know Who to Trust

In a new “Beyond the Data” column, KFF’s President and CEO Dr. Drew Altman analyzes years of KFF polling on vaccines in light of the current controversies about them. The real problem, he says, is not...

www.kff.org

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Drew Altman @drewaltman.bsky.social · Aug 30

Katrina: KFF remembers the pain and the progress:

www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/speci...

Five years after Katrina, still more work to be done (washingtonpost.com)

Five years after Katrina, still more work to be done

www.washingtonpost.com

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Drew Altman @drewaltman.bsky.social · Aug 19

Just 16% of the public say mRNA vaccines are unsafe. Even 59% of MAGA supporters say they “don’t know enough to say.”

Confusion, not trust, is the vaccine issue. on.kff.org/3HlGRaF