US EditionHealthcare advocates navigate rising coverage costs after deadline
- A month after the Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits expired, consumers face higher costs with many downgrading coverage, though 22.8 million remained enrolled during open enrollment ending on Jan. 15.
- Amid the Dec. 31 deadline passing, lawmakers on Capitol Hill have discussed extending credits, but no bills have advanced; Slotkin warned of 15 million Medicaid cuts on Feb. 2.
- In Maryland, more than 16,000 people changed tiers, with 34% moving from gold to bronze plans and about 31% over age 55, Riggs said.
- Facing deep budget cuts, the NC Navigator Consortium is operating at about 77% capacity after losing 90% of its federal budget while taking more calls, and health care systems are reducing services or closing.
- Rep. Elissa Slotkin warned on Feb. 2 that 15 million people will be kicked off the ACA this year, the Congressional Budget Office projects 4 million could become uninsured, and Maryland's premium-assistance program will lessen premium rises through 2028.
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When Noah Hulsman, a skateboard shop owner in Louisville, Kentucky, learned he no longer qualified for the federal subsidies that helped him pay for his Affordable Care Act (ACA) Gold health plan, the 37-year-old opted for more limited coverage. But the deductible is roughly a quarter of his annual income. Loretta Forbes realized she would have to drop her plan after her monthly ACA Marketplace premiums increased tenfold by 2026. So the 56-year-…
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Fewer Montanans enroll in health care marketplace following expiration of ACA subsidies
Preliminary data puts enrollment in Montana down by about 5% as compared to last year. That's consistent with national averages, but still worrisome to health care policy experts.
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The Maryville ForumAs ACA subsidies expire, thousands of Missourians drop coverage or downgrade plans
As small-business owners, Sonya Andrews and her husband are used to uncertainty. Sonya runs a business offering graphic and web design services, while her husband is a commercial photographer. They also own a studio in Kansas City’s West Bottoms and…
WisDems: ICYMI: Obamacare enrollment drops after enhanced premium subsidies expire
MADISON, Wis. — New reporting reveals over 22,000 in Wisconsin did not sign up for ACA coverage compared to the previous year. This decline comes after health care costs skyrocketed because Republicans, including Wisconsin’s Tom Tiffany, Derrick Van Orden, and Bryan Steil, voted against continuing...
Slotkin says federal Medicaid, ACA cuts threaten coverage across Michigan
DETROIT, MI - U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin, D-Holly, warned Monday that federal cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act are already disrupting Michigan’s health care system and threatening coverage for millions.
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