“Republicans are spiking health insurance premiums by 75% for everyday Americans” if they don’t extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies.”
What PolitiFact found
If the Republican-controlled Congress does not extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies before they expire at the end of this year, ACA enrollees would have to pay more for health insurance. Analysis of federal data by health care think tank KFF found that the average out-of-pocket cost increase would be 79%, with state-by-state average increases ranging from 49% to 195%. This cost increase would come from a combination of insurance premium increases and the disappearance of subsidies, r...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Katherine Clark (House Democratic Whip) made this claim around 12 September 2025. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 17 September 2025, 5 days later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.
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