Nathan Sharp is trying to figure out how he’ll pay for health care now that the federal pandemic-era help that made his coverage more affordable is set to end.

The 49-year-old Crystal River resident learned this week the monthly cost of his Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, plan will more than double, jumping from $202 to $450. He said his co-pays are also increasing, and he’s considering going without coverage next year.

“I am not going to be able to afford my insurance,” said Sharp, who does digital marketing and is self-employed. “I am just going to have to self-pay.”

Millions of Floridians are facing higher Obamacare prices with the start of open enrollment Saturday. Costs are being driven up by the expiration of enhanced subsidies, enacted in 2021, that helped many people pay for

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