Get the Facts: Checking claim that ACA premiums will spike without subsidies extension

Get the Facts: Checking claim that ACA premiums will spike without subsidies extension

WMUR's Get the Facts team recently examined a claim by Rep. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, the second-highest-ranking House Democrat.

ACA Premiums Could Double Without Subsidy Renewal

(AURN News) — Health care could get much more expensive next year. A new analysis from KFF finds that Affordable Care Act premiums could rise 114%, jumping from $888 to nearly $1,900 a year if Congress does not renew enhanced subsidies by year’s end. About 22 million Americans currently rely on those tax credits to keep their insurance affordable. Democrats say the subsidies must be extended now, especially with open enrollment beginning Nov. 1.…