Republicans grapple with voter frustration over rising health care premiums

Millions of Trump voters 'are about to get punched in the face': senator

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) is calling attention to one consequence of the weeks-long government shutdown that's about to impact the finances of millions of President Donald Trump's supporters: Rising health insurance premiums.During a Tuesday interview with The Bulwark's Sam Stein, Kelly pointed out that as the open enrollment period starts on Saturday, Americans will likely be in for significant sticker shock when shopping for new health insuran…

Get the Facts: Will Kentuckians see spike in health care costs if government shutdown continues?

Senate democrats are holding out for Congress to extend health care subsidies, which expire at the end of the year.

Ending ACA subsidies would send us back to bad old days of inadequate health care

The Republicans in Congress must vote to keep the Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies and reopen the government.Before the Affordable Care Act, insurers denied health insurance to people with pre-existing conditions, or if their medical costs exceeded their lifetime caps. Families went bankrupt with health care emergencies. The ACA changed that. It also promotes preventive care, reduces medical debt, and contributes to a healthier population ove…

Millions Face Soaring Health Insurance Premiums If ACA Subsidies Aren’t Extended

The central fight in the U.S. federal government shutdown has been over healthcare costs, with Democrats demanding that Republicans agree to extend subsidies for the Affordable Care Act set to expire this Saturday. Without an extension of those subsidies, health premiums could more than double for millions of people across the country. The enhanced subsidies were first put in place during the… Source

Millions Face Soaring Health Insurance Premiums as GOP Refuses to Extend Obamacare Subsidies

The central fight in the U.S. federal government shutdown has been over healthcare costs, with Democrats demanding that Republicans agree to extend subsidies for the Affordable Care Act set to expire this Saturday. Without an extension of those subsidies, health premiums could more than double for millions of people across the country. The enhanced subsidies were first put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The purpose of healthcare has incr

Nov. 1 is the new doomsday: SNAP cuts, rising health insurance premiums collide under a government shutdown - The Boston Globe

By Saturday morning, the federal budget impasse will begin to land in grocery store checkout lines, in pay stubs for federal workers, and in inboxes from health insurance companies.