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π¨ 4TH IN A SERIES: How much more are #ARKANSAS ACA enrollees *really* paying this year due to Trump/GOP policies?
tl;dr: Premiums jumped by much less than you might have expected, but out of pocket costs still shot through the roof:

IMPORTANT: See the original post in this series for an explanation of the methodology. Regular readers know that I've been obsessing over the massive increases in both gross as well as net premiums for ACA health insurance policy enrollees being caused by the combination of Congressional Republicans allowing the enhanced federal tax credits to expire as well as other Trump Regime policy changes for well over a year and a half now. I've written countless analyses of how much both gross and net premiums skyrocketed from 2025 to 2026 across different states, different income levels and various other demographics...and last week it was revealed that over 3 million ACA exchange enrollees had already been priced out of the market as of April, with the number almost certain to climb further throughout the rest of 2026. As I've repeatedly warned, however, the increases in premium costs (whether gross or net) are only half the story. The other big shoe which is dropping this year is increased out of pocket costs as millions of the ~19.2 million or so remaining enrollees as of April have been forced to downgrade their coverage to avoid (or at least minimize) those massive premium spikes.

IMPORTANT: See the original post in this series for an explanation of the methodology. Regular readers know that I've been obsessing over the massive increases in both gross as well as net premiums for ACA health insurance policy enrollees being caused by the combination of Congressional Republicans allowing the enhanced federal tax credits to expire as well as other Trump Regime policy changes for well over a year and a half now. I've written countless analyses of how much both gross and net premiums skyrocketed from 2025 to 2026 across different states, different income levels and various other demographics...and last week it was revealed that over 3 million ACA exchange enrollees had already been priced out of the market as of April, with the number almost certain to climb further throughout the rest of 2026. As I've repeatedly warned, however, the increases in premium costs (whether gross or net) are only half the story. The other big shoe which is dropping this year is increased out of pocket costs as millions of the ~19.2 million or so remaining enrollees as of April have been forced to downgrade their coverage to avoid (or at least minimize) those massive premium spikes.
Ranger Sarah at the Latta House. John Latta built this log house at Vineyard in 1834. The building housed the Vineyard Post Office until a new one was started at Evansville in 1836.
β at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park.
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Ranger Sarah looks at the Latta Barn at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park.
β at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park.
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