JUPITER, Fla. \u2014 A Jupiter woman is among many Floridians receiving shocking news about their health insurance costs, with her premium jumping from $244 to $1,026 per month.<\/p>\n
Lauren Koff received a notice from Florida Blue showing her monthly premium would increase by $780 \u2014 a hike of more than 300% \u2014 due to the loss of health care subsidies currently set to expire in January amid a Congressional stalemate.<\/p>\n
WATCH BELOW: Jupiter woman faces ‘beyond shocking’ health insurance rate hike<\/p>\n
Jupiter woman faces 300% health insurance premium increase<\/p>\n
“It was definitely a freeze response, I cried off and on for a good hour, tried to keep myself from going into a full-blown panic attack,” Koff said.<\/p>\n
The 32-year-old runs her own e-commerce business and relies on the Affordable Care Act for coverage. She has severe endometriosis and requires ongoing medical care.<\/p>\n
“I have severe endometriosis. I’m happy to share that. I’ve been through a major surgery. I’ve had a hysterectomy, but I still have endometriosis. I still have problems from it. I still have a slew of specialists I need to see, and there is no way for me not to have health insurance,” Koff said.<\/p>\n
Koff said she expected her costs to increase, but not to this extent.<\/p>\n
“I was expecting my cost to maybe double to go up to $500, maybe at the most $600,” Koff said. “To see it over $1,000 was beyond shocking.”<\/p>\n
So far, Koff’s options appear limited, with higher deductibles and scaled-back coverage being her main alternatives.<\/p>\n
“I told myself we would figure it out, somehow get through this, but I still haven’t figured out what the solution is,” Koff said.<\/p>\n
For Koff and many others in similar situations, there remains hope for a solution, but also a frantic search for affordable options to maintain health insurance coverage next year.<\/p>\n
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