Kaylee Rains-Saucedo relies on the federal insurance marketplace to insure her family.

Rains-Saucedo, who is wife and mother of two, is a small business owner. She has worked for three years to build her political consulting business. It’s something she doesn’t want to abandon for other employment because she believes in the American dream of owning her own business. Her husband stays at home to care for their children because child care costs are too high, she said.

Her family pays $750 a month for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace , she said.

But Rains-Saucedo has found herself among thousands of Oklahomans facing sticker shock as they navigate the re-enrollment process. Most are facing soaring costs due to a combination of higher premiums and the end of

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