With Georgians facing higher insurance premium costs in 2027, Bottoms says healthcare a priority – CBS News

With Georgians facing higher insurance premium costs in 2027, Bottoms says healthcare a priority  CBS News

Georgians are facing higher premium costs for health insurance in 2027. Open enrollment for health insurance through Georgia Access began earlier in November, and many Georgians are expected to pay higher health insurance premiums. During a press conference on Friday, Governor-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms said 600,000 Georgians dropped their coverage at the beginning of the year because of Affordable Care Act subsidies lapsing. Bottoms also said she expects more people to drop coverage because of the higher costs. Alesha Arscott thought she would save money on health insurance when she moved from Colorado to Atlanta. "I was like, OK, I'll get on the marketplace," Arscott said. "I'll get off COBRA.

Will the coverage be as great? No, but, you know, I'm healthier, and you know it'll be cheaper, right?"When Arscott went to enroll for 2027, she faced a more than $250 monthly increase for the same plan she had this year. "I could not believe that the premium I was paying $831 all this year, since April, is jumping all the way to $1,088," Arscott said. "I, I couldn't believe that a jump that big would happen in just one year." Arscott runs a coaching and consulting company. She doesn't want health insurance to be the reason she gives it up. "I guess I gotta turn down my business, you