U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier warned this week that health insurance costs will soar for countless Washington families.

At a Tuesday news conference at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, the Washington Democrat noted that many constituents are concerned about the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s steep cuts to Medicaid, which provides health care coverage for low-income people.

She said some don’t realize that when Democrats held the majority in Congress, they kept insurance premiums for those on Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans at 8.5% of their income. But her Republican colleagues opted against renewing that premium cap.

That means ACA-insured Washington residents will see their rates balloon by 65% on average, Schrier said. So, someone paying $10,000 a year for health insurance now will

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