Alaskans Would See Spike in Health Insurance Rates if Congress Lets Subsidies Expire

Alaskans would see spike in health insurance rates if Congress lets subsidies expire

People without health insurance may have no where to go for routine care and turn to hospital emergency rooms, straining hospitals. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media) WASHINGTON — Unless Congress steps in with a solution, thousands of Alaskans will lose health insurance subsidies at the end of December and see the cost of their premiums shoot up. For a dramatic example of what will happen, consider an Alaska couple in their 60s who earn about $53,0…

Alaskans face massive health insurance cost increases unless Congress acts before year end

Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage is seen on Jan. 26, 2025. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)More than 25,000 Alaskans who buy health insurance through the federal marketplace will face massive and possibly unaffordable cost increases if federal subsidies expire at the end of the year. “I do think it’s important to recognize that we should be seeing thousands of people likely lose coverage from this,” said Jared Kosin, president …

More than 25,000 Alaskans will see health insurance costs skyrocket under Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ - The Alaska Current

Many of the most disastrous elements of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill were designed to kick in only after the 2026 elections, sparing Republicans like Alaska U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and U.S. Rep. Nick Begich from facing the full impact of their votes to slash spending on Medicaid, food stamps and other social safety net programs.

AFP Launches Beltway Ad Campaign Telling Congress to End Biden COVID Credits - The Iowa Standard

Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today announced the launch of a six-figure ad campaign urging Congress to let the temporary Obamacare subsidies that were enacted to help Americans get through COVID expire at the end of the year. In 2021 and 2022, Obamacare’s subsidies were substantially raised and expanded to encompass more enrollees. They were meant as a temporary COVID fix. But COVID is over, and Americans are now back to work. There is no need…

Almost 400k Arizonans will pay more for health insurance amid proposed budget cuts - Rose Law Group Reporter

By Gloria Rebecca Gomez | AZ Mirror Nearly 400,000 Arizonans pay less each month for health insurance because of premium tax credits from the federal government as part of the Affordable Care Act, but the funding for those credits is set to expire at the end of this year. President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are so far refusing to extend them.  The expansion of the tax credits, along with a repeal of the cuts to Medicaid included…