Rising Health Care Costs: What the Affordable Care Act Debate Means for Montanans

Rising health care costs: What the Affordable Care Act debate means for Montanans

“I want to be cautious moving forward, and $2,000 for health insurance just isn’t something I can justify," a Belgrade business owner said.

Rising health care costs: What the Affordable Care Act debate means for Montanans

“I want to be cautious moving forward, and $2,000 for health insurance just isn’t something I can justify," a Belgrade business owner said.

Rising health care costs: What the Affordable Care Act debate means for Montanans

“I want to be cautious moving forward, and $2,000 for health insurance just isn’t something I can justify," a Belgrade business owner said.

Rising health care costs: What the Affordable Care Act debate means for Montanans

“I want to be cautious moving forward, and $2,000 for health insurance just isn’t something I can justify," a Belgrade business owner said.

Senate hearing doesn’t resolve 2026 funding for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans

Senate Republicans used a recent hearing to press their case for enacting immediate reforms to part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), with little sign they will agree to extend the subsidy framework that has been in place for more than four years. During the Nov. 19 hearing of the Senate Finance Committee, members of the Republican majority said the enhanced ACA subsidies should be allowed to expire as scheduled at year’s end because they are un…