While Congress debates bringing back Affordable Care Act subsidies, many Americans have already made life-altering decisions to afford health care.

Higher premiums and deductibles are making coverage less affordable for employers and workers, a recent analysis found.

These high costs are taking a huge bite out of family budgets. Median household income in the U.S. was $83,730 in 2024, per the Census Bureau, meaning health insurance coverage for a family could represent an enormous chunk of pre-tax income for the household.

Musicians, tattoo artists and other Nashvillians among Tennesseans struggling to afford health insurance premiums as Congress debates extension.

An early report shows that hundreds of thousands of Floridians dropped Obamacare as subsidies expired with the dawn of 2026.