Earlier this month, 1.2 million Georgians were able to log into Georgia Access to check their 2026 health insurance premiums.

A family of four in Chatham County discovered they’d be paying nearly $20,000 more per year for the lowest cost plan. Not $20,000 total. Twenty thousand dollars more than last year.

That’s a used car. That’s a year of college tuition. That’s rent. That’s choosing between health insurance and literally everything else in your budget.

While this was a shock to Georgia families, it is something your elected officials have been aware of all year. Everybody in power knew this was going to happen once the Affordable Care Act’s extended tax subsidies expired.

The Georgia Sun reached out to both the governor’s office and the insurance commissioner’s office multiple ti

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