This retired Georgia couple’s ACA premium doubled to $39,000 a year after subsidies ended. How to plan for higher costs

With professional backgrounds in economics and accounting, Barbara Brockway and Matt Padula might seem like they’d be able to have retirement mapped down to the dollar. But one line item proved harder to forecast: health insurance. After enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies expired going into 2026, the retired Georgia couple saw their monthly Marketplace premium […]