US EditionAffordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hard
Many ACA marketplace enrollees must select lower-quality plans with higher deductibles or lose coverage after subsidies expire, affecting affordability and access to insurance.
- Next year, government‑sponsored ACA subsidies expire, shrinking financial help for Affordable Care Act marketplace enrollees and prompting coverage changes across states.
- Cuts to subsidies reduce plan affordability, forcing households to reassess marketplace plans coverage options.
- A Wisconsin couple reported choosing a lower‑quality insurance plan with a higher deductible, as detailed in coverage from New York by Mariam Zuhaib, Associated Press.
- A Michigan family is going without insurance amid the subsidy loss, highlighting coverage loss risks, J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press reports.
- Senate leaders raised the issue on Capitol Hill Thursday, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaking and GOP leaders meeting Dec. 9 to debate health care costs.
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The health care implosion in America — and Michigan — is near
Health insurance claim form. (krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images)Once again, American policymakers have failed the American people. The U.S. Senate recently failed to pass competing health care bills, a decision that ensures Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium subsidies will expire at the end of the year and result in skyrocketing insurance costs for millions of Americans. In Michigan hundreds of thousands ACA enrollees face major premium hikes…
Speaker Mike Johnson battles with GOP centrists over expiring health care subsidies
Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a possible revolt from a small bloc of GOP centrists this week over the looming expiration of Covid-era Obamacare subsidies — which will spike premiums for tens of millions of Americans in 2026.
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North Platte Nebraska's NewspaperSen. Deb Fischer expects 'Obamacare' subsidies to expire, calls out 'failure' in program
Sen. Deb Fischer of Nebraska touted a Republican health care proposal to allow Affordable Care Act subsidies to expire while giving most households payments into health savings accounts.
ACA subsidies expire, leaving Southern California residents facing higher healthcare costs
The expiration and change of Affordable Care Act subsidies could create significant financial challenges for Southern California residents, with most people already facing an average of 10% increase in premiums this coming year, according to the California Healthcare Foundation.The timing couldn't be worse, as healthcare costs continue to rise across the board. Insurance companies are paying more to provide care and passing those costs directly …
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