Hundreds of thousands of Florida residents could see their health insurance premiums soar by double-digit increases.

Fourteen major insurers, including Molina Healthcare, AmeriHealth Caritas, Centene Venture Company and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, have proposed to increase the premiums for those on Affordable Care Act (ACA)-compliant plans in 2026.

Florida is not the only state where such increases are happening, as these health insurance premium increases are "fairly routine," Kosali Simon, a health economist and associate vice provost for Health Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington, told Newsweek.

Simon said that while companies proposing premium increases is not new, the "size of the increases insurers are asking for 2026 is larger than usual."

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