the Trump administration jacked up the price of health insurance on the exchange by eight hundred dollars a month
OverstatedNed Lamont, at Connecticut Governor General Election Debate (WTNH News 8)
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Why we checked itA specific dollar figure ($800/month increase) attributed to Trump administration policy on exchange health insurance premiums — verifiable against actual premium data and federal policy changes
What we foundACA exchange premiums did rise sharply in 2026, but by approximately $65 per month on average (about $780 annually), not $800 per month as the claim states; the scale is off by roughly a factor of 12.