It was just released by a health industry study group that health insurance costs will be rising for people all across the nation, by very large numbers, including here in Minnesota, due to the subsidies provided by the Affordable Care Act expiring soon. Details were provided on a very fine level, down to individual congressional districts, and here in CD8 there is an anticipated increase for the average household, of $186 per month, or $2,232 per year, due to provisions of the recently passed budget bill.
Yikes! I don't know how that strikes you, but I think an average Minnesotan's family budget can't afford a hit like that, just to keep what they now have, that is to say, without commensurate increases in coverage or quality. Additionally, we can anticipate that hospitals, especially ru