Higher cost, worse coverage: Affordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hard

Affordable Care Act subsidies expire, insurance premiums expected to skyrocket

Insurance premiums are set to rise exponentially for Americans who have bought their health care policies through an Affordable Care Act exchange because Congress failed to extend subsidies for them.

Health insurance changes lead to rising costs

Cheryl Westrich of Decorah, Iowa, owns and operates a small bakery business after leaving the education field to pursue her dream of being a small business owner. Westrich said the Affordable Care Act marketplace, which allows adults to purchase insurance through a federally regulated market, gave her the financial freedom to open her own business.  The subsidies kept her from worrying about losing the access to insurance that came along with it…

How the Affordable Care Act subsidies work and who depends on them

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he will not call for a vote on extending enhanced subsidies for people buying insurance through the Affordable Care Act. That effectively guarantees the subsidies will expire at the end of the month and premiums will spike substantially for some 20 million Americans who get their coverage this way. William Brangham reports on the subsidies and alternative ideas.

Letters: Expiration of health-care tax credits; revisionist geography

Expiration of tax credits will hurt health care As the owner of a physical therapy practice, I’m concerned that the expiration of the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced Premium Tax Credits (PTCs) will cause our patients to lose access to care. They wouldn’t be alone in this: according to the Congressional Budget Office, 4 million people are set to lose their marketplace coverage and become uninsured. That’s because the expiration of the PTCs will ca…

5 things to watch after the Senate's failed health care votes

The Senate this week failed to pass dueling bills from Republicans and Democrats to address a looming spike in health insurance costs for people who buy Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans. The result was expected. Now, without a last-ditch bipartisan miracle, enhanced subsidies will expire Jan. 1, exacerbating already high premiums for the 22 million [...]

5 things to watch after the Senate’s failed health care votes

The Senate this week failed to pass dueling bills from Republicans and Democrats to address a looming spike in health insurance costs for people who buy Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans. The result was expected. Now, without a last-ditch bipartisan miracle, enhanced subsidies will expire Jan. 1, exacerbating already high premiums for the 22 million…