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How ACA premium rises are affecting western Pennsylvanians [View all]
This was the lead front page story in Sunday's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette;
Link: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2025/12/28/aca-health-insurance-premiums/stories/202512280050
At Mary Jo Cares in Natrona Heights, Ms. Armstrong said, clients over the past couple weeks have been sharing far more tales of financial strain than she and her staff have heard before.
In one case, a couple relies on a single income of about $100,000. To keep the insurance they had in 2025, their premium was set to jump to $3,300 a month — roughly 40% of the household's income.
In another situation, a couple had been paying $180 a month. As the husband transitioned to Medicare, the marketplace plan would only be needed to cover his wife, yet the monthly premium would balloon to $550.
"I've been having anxiety attacks because I had to tell five clients that their price was over $2,000 [monthly]," Ms. Armstrong said.
In one case, a couple relies on a single income of about $100,000. To keep the insurance they had in 2025, their premium was set to jump to $3,300 a month — roughly 40% of the household's income.
In another situation, a couple had been paying $180 a month. As the husband transitioned to Medicare, the marketplace plan would only be needed to cover his wife, yet the monthly premium would balloon to $550.
"I've been having anxiety attacks because I had to tell five clients that their price was over $2,000 [monthly]," Ms. Armstrong said.
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