US EditionSenate stares down fraught health care battle with ObamaCare subsidies set to expire
Millions face rising health insurance costs as Affordable Care Act subsidies expire Dec. 31, with South Carolina among the hardest hit where 97% benefited from aid last year.
- On Dec. 31, premium subsidies expire for Marketplace plans, and with bills for Jan. 1 coverage mailed, Congress won’t vote on the issue until after the holiday.
- House Republicans passed a Dec. 17 bill to lower premiums and increase pharmacy pricing transparency but did not extend subsidies, with Republican lawmakers citing fiscal cost and fraud concerns.
- Facing sticker shock, Spartanburg resident Irene Benson will see her premium rise from $27 to $307, while only 126,000 have re-enrolled so far, indicating ongoing cost concerns.
- Hospitals and clinics are preparing for a surge in uninsured patients as insurance companies and Thornton Kirby warn they can’t revert to prior operations, and St. Luke's Free Medical Clinic, Spartanburg sees rising eligibility calls.
- Critics warn that new restrictions could push up to 1 million people off coverage, with South Carolina—where 97 percent of 630,000 received subsidies last year—and 79,000 in Benson’s district facing higher costs.
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‘It’s really a mess’: South Carolinians brace for higher costs as ACA subsidies expire
Obamacare subsidies helped thousands of South Carolinians get healthcare, but Congress is letting them expire Dec. 31. Only 126,000 have signed up to continue so far, according to the latest enrollment numbers.
Senate stares down fraught health care battle with ObamaCare subsidies set to expire
Senate negotiators are set for a high-wire act on health care in the coming weeks after leaving Washington for the holidays without a resolution on the expiring enhanced subsidies, with lawmakers increasingly shifting into campaign mode as the calendar flips to the new year. The chamber has been consumed for months by a fight over [...]
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