We didn't have actuaries in the offices. We didn't have insurance experts. All those folks are back working full speed, and we are giving the president lots of options. We have reinsurance as an option, which is traditionally used to make insurance more affordable. We have tactics that would allow Americans to play a different role than they historically have played in this marketplace.
Where it stands: Insurers are raising the monthly premiums they charge for marketplace coverage by an average of 26% across the country, according to an analysis from KFF. Virginia's marketplace started sending renewal notices to residents outlining premium increases between 4% and 40%. Colorado announced this week that the cost of 2026 coverage sold on the state's marketplace will double compared with this year. Pennsylvania said premiums will increase an average of 21.5% next year.
In a Friday appearance on Fox News, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) said that 57% of people who identify themselves as MAGA republicans support an extension of Obama-era tax credits for those who buy their own health insurance through the ACA Marketplace. The statistic comes from a new poll published on Friday by the Kaiser Family Foundation, which found that 78% of all adults support Congress in extending these tax credits, along with 57% of MAGA Republicans.