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SOUTH BEND, Ind.-- Hoosiers shopping for health insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplace are seeing prices far higher than last year, with some plans doubling or even tripling —according to local insurance agents.

A recent study found ACA premiums are up by an estimated 26 percent nationwide.

Tony Letcher, an insurance broker with Health Markets, says one major factor is the possible end of enhanced premium tax credits — subsidies expanded during the pandemic to make insurance more affordable.

“These are called enhanced premium tax credits. Those are set to expire at the end of 2025,” Letcher said. “The government shutdown… that’s what the Democratic Party was pushi

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