Affordable Care Act premiums rose sharply in 2026 and are likely to continue to do so in 2027, based on early rate change filings by some insurers.
Of the 77 insurers whose proposed rates are now publicly available, the median proposed premium increase is 14 percent, according to a July 8 report by health information group Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker.
The primary reason given for the proposed rate hikes is that the insured population under the Affordable Care Act—former President Barack Obama’s health care law, known as Obamacare—is likely to be smaller and sicker than this year’s.
Enrollment in the program dropped by about 3 million this year, and the report estimates that healthier people were more likely to withdraw from the program….
Obamacare Premiums Likely to Rise in 2027, Analysts Say
