Florida Voters Face 11% ACA Enrollment Drop as Rising Healthcare Costs Test Trump’s Midterm Pitch
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 16
Florida Voters Face 11% ACA Enrollment Drop as Rising Healthcare Costs Test Trump’s Midterm Pitch
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 16
Summary
Florida’s 7th District voters say rising insurance premiums and drug bills are shaping their midterm choices more than Trump’s price-cutting claims, with many saying they still feel no meaningful relief.
KFF found ACA enrollment in the district fell 11%, or 13,000 people, after pandemic-era subsidies expired; Florida also remains one of 10 states that have not expanded Medicaid.
Households described steep cost jumps: one voter’s Crohn’s medicine rose to $3,400 from $60, while another’s ACA premium is set to climb to $345 a month from $208 in January.
Trump has promoted drug-company deals, TrumpRx and a Medicare obesity-drug program that the White House says drew over 1 million enrollees and saved $470 million, but many voters are ineligible or say broader living costs erase the benefit.
The squeeze is giving Democrats an opening in a Republican-leaning seat Trump carried by 12 points in 2024, even as Republicans remain favored to hold the Orlando-area district.