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A 2025 KFF estimate projected that roughly 22 million people who relied on premium tax credits could see their Affordable Care Act plan costs more than double in 2026 if those premium tax credits expire.

A 2025 analysis by KFF found that insurers were proposing to raise monthly premiums for Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage by an average of 26% across the United States.

A 2025 KFF calculation estimated that monthly premiums would increase an average of 114% for marketplace coverage if enhanced pandemic-era premium tax credits were allowed to expire.

As of 2025, nearly 24 million people received health insurance through subsidized Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces, according to the health-care research nonprofit KFF.

A 2025 KFF analysis of insurers' 2026 rate filings estimated that average premium payments by Affordable Care Act marketplace enrollees would increase by about 114% if enhanced premium tax credits expired.

A 2025 KFF poll found that 78% of the public, including majorities of Democrats, independents, and Republicans, supported Congress extending enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits beyond 2025.

A 2025 KFF poll found that 59% of U.S. adults disapproved of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s moves as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, with disapproval concentrated among Democrats and Independents.

A 2025 KFF poll found a partisan split in beliefs about President Trump's statements on acetaminophen (Tylenol): 59% of Democrats said the statements were "definitely false," while 56% of Republicans said the statements were either "definitely true" or "probably true."

A 2025 KFF analysis reported a 24% decline in Democrats' trust in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine information between 2023 and 2025.

A 2025 KFF poll found that more than eight in ten Democrats reported trusting professional medical organizations such as the American Medical Association or the American Academy of Pediatrics for health information, while about half of Republicans reported trusting those organizations.

A 2025 KFF analysis found that 80% of all Affordable Care Act premium tax credits benefited enrollees in states that Donald Trump won.

A 2025 KFF analysis of Congressional Budget Office estimates found that policy changes related to immigrants with legal status would increase federal spending by $131 billion.

A 2025 analysis by nonprofit health research firm KFF found that the average monthly premium for a mid-level (silver) Affordable Care Act marketplace plan increased 26% in 2025 to $625 per month.

A 2025 KFF analysis identified main drivers of recent ACA premium increases as increased demand for costly treatments including GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, higher prices from hospitals and other providers, and insurer assumptions that enrollment could decline if premium tax credits expire.

The KFF 2024 Employer Health Benefits Survey found that workers typically contribute between 16% and 25% of the total cost of employer-sponsored health insurance in 2024, depending on whether they have single or family coverage.

In 2023, Americans spent an average of $1,514 on out-of-pocket health care costs, an inflation-adjusted increase of 9% from 2020, according to KFF.