US EditionHigher cost, worse coverage: Affordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hard
Senate filibuster blocks ACA premium tax credit extension, risking coverage loss for up to 4 million and premium hikes up to 114%, according to the Congressional Budget Office and KFF.
- The enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies are set to expire, which could lead to millions of Americans losing health insurance coverage or facing much higher premiums.
- Valerie Kessler, who benefits from the subsidies, said without them, her insurance premiums would more than double per month, leaving her unable to afford coverage for both her and her spouse who have chronic health issues.
- While Democrats aim to extend the subsidies, Republican Rep. Andy Harris believes the ACA needs free-market solutions to lower healthcare costs for all Americans, not just ACA enrollees.
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5 things to watch after the Senate's failed health care votes
The Senate this week failed to pass dueling bills from Republicans and Democrats to address a looming spike in health insurance costs for people who buy Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans. The result was expected. Now, without a last-ditch bipartisan miracle, enhanced subsidies will expire Jan. 1, exacerbating already high premiums for the 22 million [...]
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Higher cost, worse coverage: Affordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hard
Americans are feeling the strain already with less than three weeks to go until the expiration of COVID-era tax credits that have helped many people pay for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.
‘People Are Going to Die’ If Republicans Let ACA Subsidies End, Warns AOC
By Jessica Corbett for Common Dreams The US House of Representatives is set to vote on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies next week, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warned Friday that if Republicans let the ACA tax credits expire at the end of the year, “people are going to die.” The New York Democrat spoke to reporters in Washington, DC a day after only four…
Residents, elected leaders brace for expiration of ACA subsidies
The subsidies started in 2021 under the Biden administration as part of a COVID-19 relief package to cap out-of-pocket premiums. The end of the subsidies means millions of Americans will see even higher premiums.
Senate Republicans Kill ACA Subsidies Bill, Don't Care Whether You Live Or Die As Long As You Don't Have An Abortion
Photo by Connor Gan on UnsplashOn Thursday, all Democrats and four Republicans — Susan Collins (Maine), Josh Hawley (Missouri), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), and Dan Sullivan (Also Alaska) — voted to extend the ACA subsidies for another three years. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough. They needed 60 votes and they did not come close. And now everyone there must live with the knowledge that they were in a room with Josh Hawley and Josh Hawley was not the…
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