US EditionRepublicans grapple with voter frustration over rising health care premiums
The federal government shutdown worsens as pandemic-era Affordable Care Act subsidies near expiration, risking an 18% median premium increase, insurers and officials warn.
- On Nov. 1, notices of premium spikes arrived as Affordable Care Act open enrollment began and Democrats pressed Republicans amid the government shutdown now in its fourth week.
- Conservative groups urged Republicans not to extend COVID-era subsidies, while Republican leaders say they won’t negotiate credits until the U.S. Democratic Party ends the shutdown.
- More than 24 million people are enrolled in marketplace plans, and the Congressional Budget Office projects a 3.8 million increase in insured people by 2035 if credits continue.
- As town halls fill with frustrated voters, the issue gains political strength heading into next year's midterms, while about 4 in 10 U.S. adults trust Democrats more on health care, an AP-NORC poll found.
- Republicans remain divided about how to proceed, and a Congressional Budget Office analysis estimated permanently extending tax credits would increase the deficit; a broader overhaul would be difficult before next year.
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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…
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.
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