ACA sign-ups fall as higher premiums push people off plans

By Berkeley Lovelace Jr. As open enrollment for Affordable Care Act insurance comes to an end, people are moving to cheaper plans or dropping their coverage entirely, according to state and federal data. Last year, Congress failed to extend enhanced tax credits for Obamacare customers. The result was soaring monthly premiums across the U.S. “People are saying: ‘I just can’t make the math work. I cannot afford this. I’m going to just have to roll the dice and hope I don’t have any health issues this year,’” said Audrey Morse Gasteier, executive director of the Massachusetts Health Connector, the state’s ACA marketplace. NBC News reached out to the

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