NOTUS reports:

Four million Americans dropped out of Affordable Care Act insurance marketplaces in their first month of coverage this year, largely for failing to pay monthly premiums. The decline — far larger than in previous years — reflects the sticker shock felt by millions as premiums rose by double digits after congressional Republicans allowed for extra pandemic-era federal subsidies to expire in December.

Democrats are likely to seize on the figures released Friday to blame Republicans for higher health care costs ahead of the midterms. Democrats seeking House and Senate majorities this year have adopted health care affordability as a top message. It has been such a salient issue for Democrats that their congressional caucus shut down the government over demands to extend the enhanced subsidies.

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