What the Data Says About Health Care Affordability—Straight From the People Paying the Bills

from America's News Hour · host Talk Media Network

After a heated monologue on health care chaos, Bill Bernardoni turns to the data. In this segment, Ashley Kirzinger of KFF explains what ACA marketplace enrollees are actually experiencing—rising premiums, shrinking affordability, and why even modest cost increases could push millions to the brink. If your health insurance went up $1,000 a year, could you realistically afford it? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

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