Americans Turn to TikTok Tips, Mexico to Escape ACA Premium Pain

Feb. 6, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC

Sharp increases in monthly health care bills hit the wallets of more than 20 million Americans this month. Priced out of their regular coverage, some of them are forgoing insurance entirely, or taking drastic steps to get the care they need.

Maddie Bannister, 33, is newly uninsured after her Obamacare bills spiked. Instead, she’s decided that if she, her husband and two kids need a doctor, they’ll drive two hours from their home in San Clemente, California, and see one in Mexico. The move, she said, is saving her family $600 a month.

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