Two ACA Marketplace Shoppers Facing Very Different Choices

By Shannon Heffernan
Obamacare Premiums To Rise Significantly In 2017
In this Oct. 6, 2015, file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen in Washington, D.C. About 9 in 10 Americans now have health insurance, more than at any time in history. "Obamacare" remains divisive, and premiums for next year are rising sharply in many communities. (Andrew Harnik, File/AP)
Obamacare Premiums To Rise Significantly In 2017
In this Oct. 6, 2015, file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen in Washington, D.C. About 9 in 10 Americans now have health insurance, more than at any time in history. "Obamacare" remains divisive, and premiums for next year are rising sharply in many communities. (Andrew Harnik, File/AP)

Two ACA Marketplace Shoppers Facing Very Different Choices

By Shannon Heffernan
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Open Enrollment on the Affordable Care Act Marketplace starts Tuesday, and it comes as the program faces an uncertain prognosis. Premiums for some health plans have skyrocketed, increasing at an average rate of 25 percent. WBEZ followed two people as they face very different choices on the health insurance marketplace.