Ohio Families Brace for Skyrocketing Premiums Thanks to Husted’s Health Care Crisis
November 18, 2025
Columbus, Ohio — With health care premiums set to skyrocket for more than half a million Ohioans, Jon Husted is now claiming he is open to a bipartisan solution to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits. But his record tells a different story: Husted has voted eight times this year against proposals that would protect affordable health care for Ohio families.
Husted has claimed the ACA tax credits have done “nothing to drive down the cost of health care” and are “not the way to go about it” — even as Ohio families brace for premiums that could double or triple next year.
See For Yourself the Effects of Husted’s Health Care Crisis:
WSYX: Ohio families could see ACA premiums double in 2026
- Thousands of Ohio families who rely on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for health insurance could soon see their premiums double if Congress fails to renew a key federal subsidy set to expire next year.
- The enhanced premium tax credits, federal subsidies that help millions of Americans afford health coverage, are scheduled to end in 2025. Without action from lawmakers, many Ohioans could face steep cost increases as early as 2026.
- According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, more than 500,000 Ohioans received enhanced premium tax credits this year. A report from KFF estimates that average monthly premiums could rise from about $888 in 2025 to more than $1,900 in 2026 if the subsidies lapse.
- For families like Deshauna and Jordan Pugh, who lost their jobs in October, the uncertainty around ACA premiums adds to growing financial strain. “I’m seeing people post their insurance prices going up $2,000 a month,” Deshauna said.
- A spokesperson for [Senator] Jon Husted said the ACA “has failed to make healthcare more affordable.”
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