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HEALTH CARE COSTS AND COVERAGE ABC News: 1 In 10 ACA Enrollees Dropped Their Coverage Due To Rising Health Care Costs: Poll https://abcnews.com/Health/1-10-aca-enrollees-dropped-coverage-due-rising/story?id=131178596&utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9PN7US4jP4IqfhHvasV9uXNovh02y2x4ml_DVVP0cSYKuGWx8nEYel5Djo12EpMyWfN-49ylfKjGcLxspAlgLkzDOFWg&_hsmi=409751067&utm_content=409751067&utm_source=hs_email When Jessica Chamberlain went to sign up for health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for 2026, she not prepared for the sticker shock. Last year, Chamberlain was paying $59.67 in monthly premiums. This year, she would be paying nearly $100. The 43-year-old mother of two from Illinois said she was floored to see her monthly premiums were nearly doubling. (Kekatos, 3/19) The CT Mirror: Senate Dems Propose Their Own $200M 'CT Option' Health Care Bill https://ctmirror.org/2026/03/19/ct-option-health-care-senate-dems/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--xWVRVya94PW1IgnkEcTHcDnJ0E1QOC0HNaqaAkFNj36QlBzaapdg-EhVVPuAYYPy4T3N_2KlRa8hL9nCLAjYESnji-g&_hsmi=409751067&utm_content=409751067&utm_source=hs_email 2026 is the year of the “Connecticut option.” On Thursday, the Human Services Committee passed a Connecticut option proposal put forth by Senate Democrats — separate from the policy proposal by the same name that Gov. Ned Lamont has been touting on the campaign trail and mentioned in his State of the State address in February. (Golvala, 3/19)