{"id":211895,"date":"2026-02-28T10:38:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T10:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=211895"},"modified":"2026-02-28T10:38:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T10:38:31","slug":"terrified-americans-are-faced-with-life-or-death-choice-after-sky-high-affordable-care-act-price-hikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=211895","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Terrified\u2019 Americans are faced with life-or-death choice after sky-high Affordable Care Act price hikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018We are literally two adults who have worked our entire lives \u2014 and we cannot get insurance anywhere,\u2019 one retiree tells Rhian Lubin, as she and her husband face more than a tenfold premium increase&#8230;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/health-insurance-premiums-affordable-care-act-obamacare-aca-b2909554.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" 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